Ramonda nathaliae in tufa holes?

[Mark Griffiths]

hi, I have some very nice Ramanda nathaliae in 3 inch pots to go into a shady trough here. I have seen them being grown in limestone rock crevices in the local Botanical Garden. I read they can also be grown in tufa.
 
My question is..is that crevices in tufa (in which case I don't have enough) or holes bored into tufa?

[Maggi Young]

I'd say BOTH, Mark.... but for holes you would need to get them on when the plants are very tiny.....

[Mark Griffiths]

ok, I sort of thought so.

On the upside it means I now have 3 small tufa blocks "released from duty". I have a huge supply of small limestone blocks as one of my stone walls obligingly collapsed in the winter. I knew that happened for a reason

[Tony Willis]

Mark I grow mine in pots but you might like to see this picture of Ramonda nathaliae growing in the wild. This was typical of it. These blocks were only knee high.

[BULBISSIME]

Wonderfull pic Tony !
It grows like Ramonda myconii in the Pyrenées.

[Mark Griffiths]

Lovely, thanks for sharing. I found some more tufa blocks hiding so I may try them.

[jomowi]

You may find them difficult to establish.  R nathaliae seems to need quite a bit of humidity.

good luck

Brian

[gervandenbeuken]

Ramonda nathaliae ( I'm sorry but this the right name) is a bit more tricky to establish than R. myconi or serbica. However if you are sure that it get some aditional moist and that it is planted on the north face of a tufa block, whatever in a crevice or in a drilled hole, it will be happy.
Very helpfull is to put a litttle peatmoss under the leaves after planting, just to create a nice micro climate for the plant.
Good luck Mark