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hi, i've been trying to get a handle on growing psychotoria just incase i manage to get some. one thing i've read is below, it's only from crapapedia but perhaps it is a shelter for nymphs that the ants can use. Foveolae[edit source | editbeta]These are small pockets found on the lower leaf surface near the junction of the secondary (i.e., side) veins with the central vein. They function as shelter for tiny invertebrates such as mites that live on the plant leaf. These mites apparently often are symbiotic with the plant, taking shelter in these structures and eating fungi and herbivorous invertebrates that can damage the leaf. The foveolae (also called domatia) are distinctive for Psychotria viridis and a few related species: They are generally 1.5-5 mm long and 0.5-1 mm wide at the top, conical and tapered to a closed base, open and truncate or variously ornamented at the top, and situated along the sides of the central vein with the opening usually near a secondary vein (Figure 4C). These foveolae vary in shape among different plants (Figure 4C, 4D, 4E, 4F), and in number on individual leaves, and may not even be present on some leaves. Most often each leaf bears at least one pair of foveolae, which may be close to the apex; the foveolae are often more numerous on leaves from vegetative stems than on those from reproductive stems

THAT is an excellent link. now if only mumble mumble mumble

hey Got, if you meant me then yeah they are a year old. also have been trying to graft to hylocereus ( prolly not the best )

Thanx for starting this thread GoOnThen, if others are like me it can feel a bit rude to just chime into someone elses space. Especially when we have more to learn than to offer. If the meets are still going i think i'll be making a show and hope to get to know a few of you. Take it ezy p.s. the khat still lives :-)

hey, hope your well. this is a site i came across a while back. im a complete newb so i dont know how reliable the info is or even if its been rated here before so take what you want from it but it has some good pics at least. http://www.sacredcactus.com/index.htm

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thanx sallyd, all my attempts so far havent made it past the 1st week so im trying to narrow down my fail factor.

i have a question as well, if a young/small loph is being used should the loph be cut as close as possible to the root or should it be above the first few areoles? thanx

Greetings, this is my first serious post in this thread. Spoken to a few cool peeps but cant get the nerve to go to meets yet but i've been around a while. Anyway, i've had a quite a few shots at trying to germ psychotoria viridis and alba without any success so was wondering if anyone near perth has any i could take cuts from ( pref viridis ) , only have $ atm. Prolly too early in the year but please PM me if you can help out. I don't log in here everyday but will get back to you. Thanx and take it ezy

Thank you sir. It was unlabled but sitting next to some large labled scops outta my price range so makes sense. Take it ezy

Hi, i picked this up last december from a local nursery so i could get a handle growing columnars. It's grown about 8 inches and seems to lose/gain ribs. I've read that is a scop x trait but would like a better eye to tell me please. Last pic is today anf first 2 from december 2012. Thanx

Hi all, haven't been here for a while. These lophs are 1 year from seed and the media has dried over winter. I've learnt a bit and lost a few, o.k. i lost a lot. I am wondering if i need to wait for them to show signs of wilting before watering at this age or any age or should i just go back to the same care as last growing season? Also i tried grafting a few onto some hylocereus but just ended up with orange mush after about a week. They seemed fine, nice and plump on the graft but turned mushy overnight. Could this be a hygeine issue, poor choice of grafting stock or both? Thanx for any advice people, take it ezy

hi all, some lophs from seed at day 14. i used 2/3 course sand 1/3 perlite and well nuked. i dont have a heat mat so have them under a 15 watt aquarium light, temp stays between 22-28c. they're 3-5 mm high and from day 10 started showing feathers from the tops. 52 of 100 came up but on day 3 i opened the lids ( thought they needed a misting, der ) and killed about half and the rest have either stopped or gone dormant. big leason there. so, a few questions if any1 would be good enough to advise. how long should i leave them in the tubs, is it best to go by age or size? would an adition of organic matter like sifted potting mix have been a good idea? what is a good light/dark cycle? and when should i start feeding them? appolagies for pic quality, still trying to figure out my cam.

recieved today. thanx mate, that was only 5 b/days and i'm in w.a.

Ipomea ( alba maybe? ) same kind of cots and same purplish stalks that some of mine have had.

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hey all, any idea if this is khat, has an almost woody fresh tobacco leaf smell ( not cured or cigar ) when leaves are crushed but fades pretty quick to just a soapy leaf kinda smell. Found receiving almost no direct light. flowers have a sweet scent. thanx

http://www.seedsaustralia.net

hi, cant with with est plants sorry. but if ya wanna start from scratch maybe try http://www.seedsaustralia.net/shop/

thanx evry1. @ sallyD, i do have the light on 24hrs so will do as suggested now. thanx for the link too. @ Evil Genius, thanx for the heads up with soil mix and quartz. i was a bit sus about some of the things i'd read suggesting sifted potting mix mostly due to me being a noob but it's good to know it's generaly not a good idea. oh and they are north end of living island

that final explosion was better than the proverbial smoking pair of boots. honestly though, i can't believe how stagnent the space deal has been for so long. i feel a bit ripped off when i think of how i thought the " future " was gonna be.

thank you again every1, take it ezy thanx

yeah me too. i'm gonna try and strike the shoots i took since it was a nice plant anyway, even if it turns out to be some common ornamental. i really apprecciate all the comments guys. maybe if/when they get growing i'll have some better pics. thanx

in perth, a park in the city. i just wish my cam could pick up the leaf serations better thanx

maybe this is a better pic, still not showing the serations. the smell's what get me the most. thanx all