Eric Williams wrote: ↑Thu Jan 31, 2019 2:53 pm
Nice plants Christer, I read years ago that these plants and Pachypodiuns can be cultivated and used as house plants. Do you agree with this ? Cheers
I have just started with this genus, but as far as I know you can use them as house plants. Some of them needs a resting time and will lose their leaves, but will flower when the rest is over.
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Thanks Christer, this season I allowed all my plants to rest this Winter and predictably lost all their leaves. Next season I will attempt to keep a few plants growing all year. Cheers
I keep the majority of mine on a south facing windowsill all year round. They seem happy. Some lose their leaves in the winter and some stubbornly refuse to do so. The plants that lose their leaves look better to me the following summer, neater and with fresher foliage.
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