Pachypodium Saundersii
| Plant | Light | Water summer | Water winter | Hibernation | Soil | Propagation |
| Pachypodium Saundersii | Medium | Medium | min | winter | mineral | South Africa |
Family: Geraniaceae: Geraniaceae
Pachypodium Saundersii i Apocynaceae familien er en af de mest almindelige og nemme Pachypodium'er i kultur. Den kan ofte købes i supermarkeder og lignende, hvor den typisk dyrkes i ren spagnum for at optimere væksten. Disse planter vil typisk blive højere og mere ranglede end i naturen. Hvis planten står for mørkt har den også en tendens til at blive for høj i forhold til tykkelsen.
I Sydafrika hvor P.Saundersii (egentligt Pachypodium Lealii subs. Saundersii) har sit habitat bliver den en ordentlig krabat, der typisk er lige så bred som høj op til 1x1 meter. Den vokser på klippe, i sprækker hvor der har aflejret sig noget organisk materiale, så brug en blandet jord, med både kaktusjord (spagnum og sand) og et mineralsk materiale.
Vi skriver at Pachypodium Saundersii skal have middel sol - der betyder at den kan tåle at stå i delvis skygge, den kan også godt tåle og lide direkte sol. Planten er i dvale om vinteren - i naturen. Hvis den smider bladene tidlig vinter, så stop vandingen helt, og genoptag i foråret, når den sætter blade igen.
Som Pachypodium'erne fra Madagscar kan P.Saundersii godt lide vand i de varme måneder, så vand den ofte i hele vækstperioden - gerne flere gange om ugen, og sørg for at vandet kan komme ordentligt væk fra rødderne.
P.Saundersii blomstrer med store hvide blomster i slutningen af vækstperioden om efteråret. Det skrives rundt omkring at blomstring kræver en kølig dvaleperiode, altså ikke en dansk stue. Planten blomstrer først efter 4-5 års alderen.
Bladene på P.Saundersii er en anelse krøllede, og ikke så udfoldede som de øvrige Pachypodium'er.
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General information about Pachypodium There are a number of rules to follow when growing Pachypodium regardless of species. Use small Pots. If you use large Pots , the plant will often have too large a root system, and the plant will use more energy to grow the branches, and you will not get the compact shape that they get in the habitat, which is most attractive. Small Pots means a pot that is not much wider than the caudex and not much higher than the caudex. Use a pure mineral growing medium such as pumice, possibly mixed with some perlite. Both minerals retain a little water, but allow larger amounts of water to pass through a pot and out again. In nature, most Pachypodiums grow directly on granite, quartz, limestone and sandstone. Fertilize with every watering. Use a low concentration of fertilizer and remember that the fertilizer in all the water that comes out of the pot during watering is not absorbed by the plant. Always keep the plant slightly moist - also in winter. It may sound a bit counterintuitive to keep plants dry in winter to avoid rot, but remember that you can also water a very small amount at the edge of the pot, away from the plant. Pachypodium needs a lot of water in summer, preferably every other day. Brevicaule in particular reacts very strongly to drying out. Pachypodium is in dormancy from December to February (approximately), flowers from April to June, and grows from June to November. Most Pachypodium need minimum 4hours of direct Light during the flowering and growing period from February to November. Only Pachypodium should be kept above 10°Celsius in winter - Bispinosum and Succulentum can however tolerate down to 0 degrees. Despite this recommendation, some of the Madagascar Pachypodium grow in places where it gets down to 5°C in winter, and at altitudes where it is likely to get even colder. Most Pachypodium (but not all) grows in nature in soil with a low acidity around ph 4-5. Lime. Lime in the water raises the pH value, so it is recommended to demineralize the water (boil it) before watering, or use rainwater. Some Pachypodium - especially Brevicaule should be sensitive to bacteria, this may be explained by the low pH value of their habitat soil, as bacteria do not do well in acidic environments. |
