Gardenias In Chameleon Enclosure

[PrettyInInk87]

Ok, so I ran across an ad for free Gardenias. I looked them up and they are on the safe plant list to put into Cham enclosures so am thinking of picking a couple up. Question, anyone have experience with keeping them in their Cham enclosures? I am one of those people who definately does not have a green thumb. As i'm typing i'm looking at one of our plants and it looks pretty yellow and sad. Gardenias give off really pretty flowers and would really make Hughs cage look awesome.

 

[DGray]

not for beginners

Gardenias are among the most challenging of houseplants under the best of conditions. I would not encourage you to experiment with them until you have good plant-growing skills.

For those people with greenish thumbs: Gardenias need very high light and warm temperatures; it is essential that they have religiously-regular watering with soft or neutral water; I recommend feeding with an acid-reacting fertilizer (such as "MirAcid") every week usually; and keep a keen eye out for pests, especially spider mites. I don't think they will be very tolerant of chameleon traffic.

If you do it all right, the reward is the incomparable fragrance of the flowers.

I like the variety 'Frost-Proof' - its a little bit smaller in all proportions, but its hardy.

 

[PrettyInInk87]

Awesome, thank you. I just thought I would give them a try since they were free but I don't want to kill them so i'll leave them for someone more experience. I'll stick to Ficus, lol!

 

[ZaydPulskamp]

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