u/Calathea_Murrderer

Three separate plants with three different care regimens (neglect mainly). All of them reverted to solid white

My thoughts were that we could “find” the rot resistant gene from Peltandra and put it into tomatoes or potatoes or something along those lines. Similar to how they made firefly petunias from glowing mushrooms.

This Peltandra Virginica was growing under 12”-16 of water at weeki in Florida. After bringing it home the acclimation period was hell. The leaves melted then got crispy. There was also serious rot including the stem. Maggots likely played a part in the overall health…… but there still must be some kinda rot resistance I feel.

She’s growing fine now and I expect great things from her. The media is absolutely rotting now but I think that’s fine. Growing in anaerobic muck is kind of her kink

Snatched this peltandra up at weeki wachee & it was completely submerged. Growing about 12”-16” UNDER the water.

Acclimation was hell and there was severe rot. Luckily the maggots came and ate all the necrotic tissues <3

The issue I’m having now is that I can’t keep the media wet enough & the media itself is starting to rot 💀. I don’t think that will be a problem though seeing how they’re used to anaerobic muck.