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Message: <blockquote data-quote="R.NUTT" data-source="post: 43524" data-attributes="member: 3537"><p>Welcome James. Very healthy looking T you have there. If she is 5 years then it most definitely is a female as I find males reach maturity by 4 years. Also if your substrate is slightly damp in spots don't worry too much, I always try and disprove what people say about Chilean rose substrate, in their natural habitat during the rainy seasons (which is currently happening now) Chile can get quite wet so don't worry about it too much. To further prove my point when I rehoused my Chilean rose I dried one side of the substrate and yet she persisted to stay in the damp areas. Chilean roses have hugely varying temperaments so mine might be one of the more unique, but she certainly welcomes a bit of a damp patch every now and then (monthly).</p></blockquote><p></p>