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Re: Zaluzianskya capensis

On Thu, 26 Mar 1998, Colette Tremblay wrote:

> I can relate to your story: last year I also lost all my Zc seedlings (first time I tried
> this plant). They were growing well and I was in the process of hardening off all my
> 
> > For the second year I have managed to kill all my flourishing seedlings of Zaluzianskya
> > capensis, which is supposed to be a very easy annual from South Africa with a strong

In my experience, they're very prone to some sort of root rot... lost the
first batch of 5 seedlings from overwatering in the gh, regular soil
mix... germinated another batch of 5, this time transplanting to cactus
mix (half potting soil, half perlite); lost them just before flowering to
overwatering.  Germinated 5 more, transplanted to pots 1/4 full of pea
gravel, the rest with hard-fired kitty litter (the early version of
Turface), and got them to blooming size with the help of fish emulsion
(the only fertilizer I seem to have luck with on plants in kitty litter).

Didn't bother to grow them for class the following year.  They did smell
good, though.  ;-)

Kay Lancaster    kay@fern.com
just west of Portland, OR; USDA zone 8
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