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Author Garden: Oyster Plant ladyrib Gardener Member # 1633 posted                       Can anyone help me with information on the oyster plant such as sunlight, watering etc????? Thank you. Plants: 1 | From: Florida, USA | Registered: Oct 2003  |  Seeded: 64.12.96.70 Jiffymouse guest posted                 Ladyrib, first let me Welcome you to the garden helper. I am moving your post to the plant and flower section so that more people might see it. If you can let us know what kind of plant it is (house plant, etc...) then we can give you more info. Seeded: 12.165.32.7 gardengal Super Gardener Member # 1403 posted                       Hi ladyrib, Here's what I found out about oyster plants. DESCRIPTION: This is a native of the West Indies and Mexico. It is naturalized in southern Florida. It is grown as a house and greenhouse plant. R. discolor has tough, waxy, dark green leaves that are purple underneath. In the axils of the leaves, they produce small white flowers that are surrounded with two purple bracts making it look like a miniature boat, hence the name Moses-in-a-Boat. The flowers aren't really conspicuous and they stay open for only a few hours, but they bloom daily over a long period. There is a variety, R. discolor vittata, which has a pale yellow stripe running down the top of its leaves. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- POTTING: This plant will survive in any good potting soil, preferably one that is rich and supplied with leaf mold, rotted manure, humus or other decayed organic matter. The pots need to have great drainage and the soil should be kept fairly moist. Plants that have a good supply of roots should be given applications of dilute liquid fertilizer. They love light and a little shade from the harshest summer sun and a temperature in between 60 and 70 degrees. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- PROPAGATION: Cuttings can be taken any time, but preferably in the spring and inserted in a greenhouse propagating case or terrarium or under a bell jar in a window. Sand, vermiculite or peat moss are good for rooting these plants. Seeds can also be planted in a pot of light soil in 70- to 75-degree temperatures. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- VARIETIES: R. discolor; R. discolor vittata. Hope that helps. I think the botanical name is Rhoeo. Good luck! By the way, all of the above information is from botany.com. Give credit where credit is due... * * * * Women and cats will do as they please. Men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Plants: 766 | From: The real OC in sunny So. Cal. | Registered: Aug 2003  |  Seeded: 216.114.206.2

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