Hi,
it is interesting to see what size the modern hybrids will reach if you just let them grow and do not divide.
This is Pixi and now has about 85 growths in an 11 inch pot. It started off in spring 2008 with two and last year was just over 50.
It is still increasing in size quickly.
Michael Wienert recommends splitting plants when they get to 12-15 growths but I like specimen plants and dislike
splitting cyps - a difficult operation from which they take several years to recover.
This year feeding was haphazard due to family emergencies. I doubt that the plants were fed more than once or twice
once they had flowered so this increase cannot be down to 'over feeding'.
The plants was grown in a spot that received very little sun and fairly sheltered and stayed green and healthy all summer.
I think that this is the critical point about growing cyps well - maintaining pristine foliage for as long as possible.
regards,
David
