New Salvia Plant coming

[Merkaba]

HI all.  Here is my question:

I just won a Salvia blosser strain on ebay which is coming 'bare-rooted to my home.  What should I do when I get it?  Put it in soil immediately with lava etc?  Put it in a cup w/ water?  Full sun?  Partial sun?  What do you suggest.

[winder]

Put it in freely draining soil that you plan to keep it in.
Put the poted rooting into a a room with lots of indirect or filtered sunlight.  Mist if necessary, but do not spoil with a humidity tent.

Depending on where you live, you could even go outdoors if you have a nearly totally shaded  but not darkly shaded spot.

[jokergrin]

Put it in freely draining soil that you plan to keep it in.
Put the poted rooting into a a room with lots of indirect or filtered sunlight.  Mist if necessary, but do not spoil with a humidity tent.

Depending on where you live, you could even go outdoors if you have a nearly totally shaded  but not darkly shaded spot.

I second that..

[dergheist]

Right on, listen to the man!  Winder knows what he is talking about.

[Merkaba]

Cool,  I just put the plant into potting sooil with teeny pumice stones to help drainage and ph.  The plant leaves are drooping like a mofo though.  The tips are getting a little dark/burnt looking.  I thought maybe this was due to shock, or salt content in CA state water, so I flushed the salts out with 2 tbs of vinegar and 1 gallon of water.  I hope this helps.  The leaves were green when I got them, but now there is just a little dark color around the edges.  I just got them yesterday.  Any advice guys?

[TroutMask]

Don't kill it with kindness. Salvia is pretty much a weed if you leave it alone.

-TM

[Jupe]

Don't kill it with kindness. Salvia is pretty much a weed if you leave it alone.

-TM

Yeah, I second That...park it in a semi-shaded corner, and leave it be for awhile, aircraft travel creates all sorts of havoc, it can take weeks to recover, (or days)....Just don't water it Until the pot dries out, if its wilting and soil is wet, it has root shock, watch for  brown rot, take cutting if you have to, rot is quick. Avoid peat moss based soil if you can.

[Merkaba]

Ok, so get this,...

All the big leaves have all basically shriveled up and fallen off, but there are still some smaller plants that look great.  A little droopy, but GREAT!... However there are some of the smaller leaves which were bright green the whole time for the first day I got them ( Over a week agao) and are now starting to get dark spots on them.  I haven watered this plant once since the first time when I got it.  What gives?  Also, the soil still seems moist, but it has tons of pumice stones in it.  

Any advice?  Diagnosis? SHould I take it out of the plastic pot it is is and make new potting soil and place it back in the plastic pot, and run the risk of shock again?

[Jupe]

Make sure that the soil around the roots dry out...Pumice is good, but needs to be through the whole soil profile.  Orchid growing soil or chips are very helpful also.    If the plant doesn't dry out in a few days, then redo the soil., shockiing it abit more is better than death.  

they will go through all sorts of changes after arrival...mostly just looking worse and worse, just try not to water them when that happens, only when the bottom of the pot is dry or they wilt.

[jus407]

also put it in a ceramic pot one that you get at wally world there a brownish color they have tiny tiny microscopic holes to let air flow through to the soil helps with letting the soil drain.

[snyfin32]

Put it in freely draining soil that you plan to keep it in.
Put the poted rooting into a a room with lots of indirect or filtered sunlight.  Mist if necessary, but do not spoil with a humidity tent.

Depending on where you live, you could even go outdoors if you have a nearly totally shaded  but not darkly shaded spot.

I second that..

yea

[Jupe]

some magic numbers to follow: 70 F, 70% humidity, and 70% of tropical light levels.  This plant thrives in bright light.