As you may recall, I have had a long struggle growing Alula. The last post I gave mentioned that the dying Alula was coming back to life. Sadly, it was just the last burst of energy before an utter and complete death. The Alula was over watered and could not come back; the entire trunk was rotten and it collapsed upon itself.
However, I remain undeterred, and as such, decided to try again. I went to a local native plant nursery and picked up two new Alulas.
They are both quite lovely, and one of them has two conjoined plants in the same planter.
I boldly replanted one of them into a larger pot, and after a few months, it has grown and grown! I experimented with various locations for the plants, comparing their progress in differing environments. What I learned is that they seem to prosper outside in the shade, being watered for about 20 seconds per week. Even though the variety I have now is not the critically endangered one, I still treasure these plants highly and can't help but smile every time I see them.
Wow, they're getting so big!
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