Echeveria tobarensis - 20 seeds

Echeveria tobarensis - 20 seeds

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Rare! Many known botanists and Crassulaceae enthusiasts have tried their luck looking for Echeveria tobarensis. Myron Kimnach, for example, visited Tovar twice, both times unsuccessfully. Jeronimo Reyes, with Christian Brachet, have searched for this mysterious species without succes as well. Since 1960 there have been numerous attempts to try and rediscover this elusive species that was found in 1908 by Palmer in a box canyon near Tobar, today's Tovar, in the Mexican state of Durango. More: The Quest

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1. Sterilize substrate (3+ minutes in microwave or 50 mins in oven)
2. Planters should be about 1.5 inches deep. Fill a container with good draining soil. Good drainage is important, 50% regular potting soil with 50% coarse sand, perlite or pebbles (~0.15 inch)
3. Echeverias have tiny seeds which should not be covered with soil. They germinate best at 18-20 °C temperatures.
4. Equally Water the substrate with water - placie a piece of a napkin on top of the substrate and slowly pour the water over it.
5. Let the container soak up water for 5 minutes. Leave the container to drain out the water surplus.
6. Spread the seeds over the substrate, leave some space between them.
7. Put the whole container into a zip bag to keep humidity
8. Avoid exposing to direct sunlight, but provide them light on some bright place.
9. The germination process usually starts within 4 days – 2 weeks
10. Start opening the container gradually so that the seedlings can get used to the new air conditions. Seedlings need some moisture, substrate shouldn’t be dry, but don’t overwater. and they need an ample amount of light – but not direct sunlight
11. Repot them when you notice that seedlings are space-limited
12. Examine pots daily for fungus infection. Treat with fungicide if appears
13. Buy only fresh echeveria seeds, and only from reputable sources, like www.rareplant.me

Water moderately from March to September and allow the plant to dry between waterings, avoid getting the leaves wet they does not welcome overhead waterings!!!. Overwinter in a cool and ventilated environment and keep plants dry, Hardy to -3°C. Need a full sun position but tolerate light shade (Shrivelling up and falling of leaves along with gaps in the leaf spaces may indicate low light levels... this means that it is necessary to increase the amount of light gradually over a few days to a week)