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do any of those have a leaf span of three inches or less? it will be in a clear glass vase... its sperical, so i can fill with medium to the widest point, but u cant water the leaves, you have to water from the side so that water goes all the way down.. right?
if you water the leaves the glue will just wash away, but it will come back. And Uh, lots of pings don't need tons of soil either! But Mexican's are typically VERY shallow rooted, so I see your point.
I grow all my moranensis var. caudata 'Longwood' on a sunless, but very bright windowsill. These guys rarely grow over 4in for me as they divide into smaller plants when they reach this size.
That's a really nice gift Parasuco! I'm going to give a capensis to my black-thumbed friend for a housewarming gift.
Anyhow, pings are ridiculously short rooted as everyone's said. Mine have roots less than an inch. So it doesn't matter too much what you put below. Since the vase is clear, how about putting layers of pebbles, peat, and perlite in a swirly pattern? I tried something similar, here's my first try:
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