Does anyone plant other plants in the same pot with their bonsai

[jkd2572]

This site has a lot of little stuff. I just received some moss from them and waiting on a 12 pack of British soldiers.
http://www.appalachianemporium.com/

 

[Cadillactaste]

This site has a lot of little stuff. I just received some moss from them and waiting on a 12 pack of British soldiers.
http://www.appalachianemporium.com/

Those British soldiers are way cool! Does one have to worry about invasion of roots with them? I so love the fact it blooms...

 

[GrimLore]

I collected some a couple weeks ago and from what I have researched Cladonia didyma or "British Soldiers" as well as many other Lichens do well on old rotting wood. I collected a quarter inch or so of the wood along with them attached to it. I placed it all on a three inch pot with a Psilotum nudum or "Whisk Fern" for future use as an accent. Lichen require the moisture gathered from the night air and morning dew. They use that water until it is gone when exposed to the sun and then go dormant until the next day. That pot is in a terrarium and needs misting each morning prior to the grow lights going on to simulate nature. Both of those plants are a bit tricky to place and work with because they are very delicate. They are very fascinating and I am happy I bothered.

Grimmy

 

[Cadillactaste]

I collected some a couple weeks ago and from what I have researched Cladonia didyma or "British Soldiers" as well as many other Lichens do well on old rotting wood. I collected a quarter inch or so of the wood along with them attached to it. I placed it all on a three inch pot with a Psilotum nudum or "Whisk Fern" for future use as an accent. Lichen require the moisture gathered from the night air and morning dew. They use that water until it is gone when exposed to the sun and then go dormant until the next day. That pot is in a terrarium and needs misting each morning prior to the grow lights going on to simulate nature. Both of those plants are a bit tricky to place and work with because they are very delicate. They are very fascinating and I am happy I bothered.

Grimmy

I see...thanks for the heads up. Very pretty...but I doubt I could give it what it needs to thrive then.

 

[GrimLore]

I see...thanks for the heads up. Very pretty...but I doubt I could give it what it needs to thrive then.

You can just leave it outdoors honest and let nature take care of it. The only reason I took that collection indoors was because it is arranged with the Whisk Fern and that plant needs to be indoors during the winter. The stuff I have collected as far as Lichens go do just fine outside with no care.

Grimmy

 

[Cadillactaste]

You can just leave it outdoors honest and let nature take care of it. The only reason I took that collection indoors was because it is arranged with the Whisk Fern and that plant needs to be indoors during the winter. The stuff I have collected as far as Lichens go do just fine outside with no care.

Grimmy

Maybe I'll plant it with the Tamarix...the bougainvillea needs to be indoors when the weather is cooler.