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How are your streps this time of year?

I'm ready to overhaul and seriously reduce my strep collection. I am not as successful with streps as with most other plants, and I want to reclaim some growing space.I have trays (domed under lights)...

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I am really loving the streps I have. The couple starters I got from the RR are growing nicely, but not yet big enough to bloom. I did get a copy of Catherine from the RR that bloomed within a month...

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My Vampires kiss that I got from Anabel in the RR has put out a lot of leaves ,Can't wait for it to bloom .We hav'nt had much sun ,it is always snowing.I'm happy I have kept the streps alive .This is...

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I swear you won't be let down by that one! It blooms constantly for me. And with all those leaves? You get a GREAT show!

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Now I really can't wait

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I only have three, all Neil's varieties. I just love them even though they are young plants and have not bloomed yet. They are doing very well though, can't wait til they bloom. This is a good thread,...

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Update - All of my Streps that I got a few months ago now have bloom stalks, and Jennifer has opened.  I am thrilled to have my first Strep bloom.  I bought Royal Knight recently, its doing well, but...

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It bloomed for months last year.  This is the first bloom since winter.  It grew a bunch over the winter, so hopefully it'll give me bunches of flowers.

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I see more buds on your Waterbug, so you'll be in blooms for a while! If I don't get massive bloom on my (way too many) streps by the end of May, I'll have a compost party and quit growing them...

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Hello everyone. Been lurking for a while, but I'd like to share a photo of my Spin Art that I bought from @tibanks at the PAVS fall sale...From Streptocarpus

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Your Spin Art is pretty!

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Leslie - you have a green thumb - Waterbug is really nice and you are a good photographer. Greyhound - Spin Art is so cool!  Be sure to enlarge it everyone - so you can see the "spin art"!  Good job...

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Wow, both Waterbug and Spin Art are awesome. I am so happy with my Streps too.

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all of my streps died and I guess they just did not like it here . I dont know what I did and maybe from what folks are telling me i may have not done anything they just did not find a good...

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Like episcias I tried streps, too. They grew, bloomed, died down, and never came back. I got tired of looking at pots with dirt and a little stub showing. They left never to return. Speaking of...

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I miss having streps... Theres a wall in my home thats got perfect lighting for them that I really just want to cover with hanging pots of streps. I think it would look awesome.

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I tried streps for about 8 years... with GREAT luck starting them from leaves! And domed after potting up into little cups..... so far so good! BUT, just as they were first beginning to bloom, and to...

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I know this is an old post, but it's about the same time of year. This year I learned a lot about my streps. They are much more tolerant of heat than I supposed, which is nice to know. They also...

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I am finding that my lone strep has not been fond of the cooler weather :-( I am also trying to root leaves and they seem to be taking forever.  I have a couple that produced babies, but have since...

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Re: How are your streps this time of year?

I saw a video from somewhere...they used straight perlite.  So, I used that the first time - and it worked great!  It was hard to keep just damp, though.I like maybe 80% perlite and 20% peat?  Not...

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Re: How are your streps this time of year?

I use the same mix I use for potting AVs. Fafard AV mix with perlite added. I make sure they are just damp. I cut sections from the leaves, for example I cut a tip section a couple of inches long,...

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