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Originally Posted by strath76
Tarence, have you tried purpurea ssp. venosa. This is generally considered to be one of the more heat tolerant plants along with psittacina. The purpurea ssp. purpurea is a colder climate plant but the venosa should do OK for you. This plant also likes very high water levels. S. minor is another of the plants that comkes from Florida and therefore should be one of the better ones for tropical areas.
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hi strath
yep, tried purpurea ssp. venosa, it`s not too bad but the adult ones do become dormant & die off ( as i am not adept at keeping plant in dormancy ) but they leave me with plantlets so the next generation lives on.
i don`t have minor ( it`s not sold here & it`s too expensive to import ), just the hybrid which does pretty well. but compared to the other 2 i mentioned, it`s still a lil` on the sensitive side. i`ve had a whole bunch collapse on me after re-potting.
i also read that the s.rosea is also quite heat tolerant but from experience, this isn`t true.