Inexplicably, this desert rose seems to be hating life. It sits next to two other desert roses which are thriving and flowering, and it just languishes. One of the thriving plants is in the same lava/pine bark/perlite soil mix, and the other is in a turface/granite/lava mix.
The problem plant yellows and drops all of its leaves when I water it, despite the soil mix feeling bone dry. The others are watered three times a week and bloom continuously.
The leaves seem to be different on the problem plant. They are thicker, longer and have a velvet texture, while the others have thin, short shiny leaves. I believe they are two different types species.
I'm including some shots of the problem plant and its soil, and a comparison shot of the leaves of the problem plant and the other. There seems to be loads of mycorrhizae on the pine bark in the problem plant's soil. The fine roots on the problem plant seem to be dry and disintegrating.
Should I try a different soil mix?
The problem plant yellows and drops all of its leaves when I water it, despite the soil mix feeling bone dry. The others are watered three times a week and bloom continuously.
The leaves seem to be different on the problem plant. They are thicker, longer and have a velvet texture, while the others have thin, short shiny leaves. I believe they are two different types species.
I'm including some shots of the problem plant and its soil, and a comparison shot of the leaves of the problem plant and the other. There seems to be loads of mycorrhizae on the pine bark in the problem plant's soil. The fine roots on the problem plant seem to be dry and disintegrating.
Should I try a different soil mix?