Ceratostema villosa

Ordered online and picked up in Tacoma WA. Plant was good size, traveled well and is doing great this summer, day temps 75-85F and nights 50-60F. Lots of new growth! Very good value, would buy it again :)

Ceratostemas with softer leaves like these don't import well. Mine arrived with a decent amount of growth but did not have a good root system. I took several cuttings of damaged stems from shipping. This one needs to be acclimated immediately upon arrival otherwise leaf drop will occur.

I generally have very good experiences with Ecuagenera, but I was a little disappointed with this plant. Although it was a nice size for the price, it looked a bit peaked. ie, the plant had a number of leaves dried or falling off. The plant expired shortly after I potted it...It may be that this genus does not travel well. It would be helpful to sell plants like this in more of a rooted state