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Variegated Copernicia


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Let’s try this again haha…

I posted this on “freebies” but that was by mistake… 

I’ve had this Copernicia Hospita for 2 years now. Wondering if there’s a specific soil type best suited for Copernicias. Is there a risk that it might revert? 

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That’s pretty cool.  How did you stumble on this one?  The people I see (not me) that are really good at growing these in pots down here, tend to have them in gritty, faster draining mixes.  I had 6 green Hospitas about the age of yours.  They seem oddly finicky for me: 2 are stronger and faster, 2 are medium, and 2 were super weak (one of those shriveled and died).  

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Keep the updates coming on that one.  Will be really interesting as it gets older.  Handle those roots with care as you up-pot.  

The recent video of these on the forum showed that population growing in red, metallic looking clay in open areas.  I think they also grow in sandy and rocky areas too, on quick draining hillsides, and in periodically flooded plains. ….pretty diverse spots it seems.  

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