The seedlings got this
big.
The small pink flowers.
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This member of the Portulacaceae family was given this name by Gaertner in
1791. Found in the central part of America, growing in well-drained soil
with some water and lots of sun. The stem will reach for one meter, the
flowers are pink to yellowish. I got some seeds from Corbas, France in 2002, but haven't
had that much success. Maarten van Thiel could - of course.
The seeds I got from MagicChris
germinated December ´02. They never got more leaf, just melted away, again
and again, kept dry/wet/dark/sunny. Then I made a
short-cut, and bought a plant!
Dominique Mas from Paris gave me
this advice: I would advise trying again with a more sandy and
draining soil, that will not keep moisture to long. Sunlight is highly advisable
as soon as the plant is 1 cm high or even less. Works for him.
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