Navia igneosicola

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.

Dec. 10, 2012

I did not know it could do this. Did you? 

Navia igneosicola Dec. 10, 2012 

 

‎August ‎07, ‎2012

Interesting article below:

NAVIA: AN ANCIENT AND EXTRAORDINARY BROMELIAD GENUS

Richard Evans Schultes
http://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
 

Navia

I like to visit a few Forums about plants, like:

Garden Web at http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/

Daves garden at http://davesgarden.com/tools/mail/

http://dyckiabrazil.com/

The Bromeliad & Airplant Forum at http://www.bromeliadforum.za.net/

 Anyway on The Bromeliad & Airplant Forum they were talking about Navias and this made my ears stand up. I kindof  like  Navias but they are very hard to come by.

If you have a interest in Navia igneosicola which is the most common  Navia, this should be of interest.

http://www.bromeliadforum.za.net/forum/index.php?topic=1706.msg11552;topicseen#msg11552

Did I say I am a lurker. Well I am. I can't help it.

Navia igneosicola April 23 2012 in 3 inch pot



This is my one and only Navia look how big it has got in less then 2 months. It was in a 3 inch pot when I got it moved it to a 6 inch pot the same day it came home.