Chironex

Glad you joined us Vickie. Very impressive collection. I was surprised to see the 'water banana'. It isn't 'supposed' to grow like that according to the experts. Pretty cool that it's working for you. It appears to be liking it. Welcome to Bananas.org!

As to the soil preferences for AeAe, no one seems to be sure, but one of our members grows them in Florida and swears that alkaline soil is the way to grow. There is conflicting expert testimony here, so I would tend to keep them close to a pH of 7 and gradually see how they respond for you one way or the other. One thing I do know for certain is that if they become too white, add more nitrogen to your fertilizing regime. If there isn't enough white, reduce the nitrogen percentage slightly. They don't seem to do well here in Vegas due to the heat and sun intensity. I would keep her in the shade for a few weeks and gradually increase the sun exposure until you feel that it has adjusted to the conditions there. Watch it closely for burning leaves. Too much and the white portions of the variegation will become brown.

Best of luck to you.

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