UPDATE 7/23/2014
Well growing it like a Cryptanthus in a tray of water didn't work out as well as I had hope. The leave tips started to dry out. This passed winter it didn't look that good. A lot of the lower leaves turned brown but it did make more offsets then I though it would. So came spring I removed 5 offsets and potted them up.
All 5 offsets rooted easy and fast, and are growing good. The 5 offsets came off the stem. The potting mix is what I use for most of my plants one part peat and three parts perlite.
None of them have flowered yet.
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Navia igneosicola 12/11/11
Not much can be found on the internet about growing Navia's.
Almost all grow in high elevation and do not like growing at sea level.
I have been growing Navia igneosicola like Cryptanthus.
Not in full sun and in a tray of water this pass summer.
With winter on it way I am going to give full sun and no water in the tray.
Well growing it like a Cryptanthus in a tray of water didn't work out as well as I had hope. The leave tips started to dry out. This passed winter it didn't look that good. A lot of the lower leaves turned brown but it did make more offsets then I though it would. So came spring I removed 5 offsets and potted them up.
All 5 offsets rooted easy and fast, and are growing good. The 5 offsets came off the stem. The potting mix is what I use for most of my plants one part peat and three parts perlite.
None of them have flowered yet.
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Navia igneosicola 12/11/11
Not much can be found on the internet about growing Navia's.
Almost all grow in high elevation and do not like growing at sea level.
I have been growing Navia igneosicola like Cryptanthus.
Not in full sun and in a tray of water this pass summer.
With winter on it way I am going to give full sun and no water in the tray.
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Dec. 10, 2012 |
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| Navia igneosicola Dec. 10, 2012 |
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| August 07, 2012 |
Interesting article below:
NAVIA: AN ANCIENT AND EXTRAORDINARY BROMELIAD GENUS
Richard Evans Schulteshttp://journal.bsi.org/V05/2/#A
If you are interested in more information check out the link below.
http://journal.bsi.org/search.cgi?query=Navia&page=1&per_page=10&max_text=500
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