Can you grow plants in perlite?

Question

I bought a plant online and it came in a container filled with perlite. But its had so much shipping stress i was wondering should i transplant it? I dont think the plant can recover in a perlite container.

Answer 1

You can do the hydroponic systems but they tend to be more on the expensive side. Depending on the plant, I would take some of the perlite out and use a mixture of perlite, peat, and potting soil.  I would go ahead and try genly transplant it and keep it out of sun for about 24 hours.  Keep the soil moist and your fingers crossed.

Answer 2

Yes you can, it's called hydroponics. You must circulate a nutrient solution through the perlite. You can google "hydroponics" and either buy or build a system to recirculate the nutrient-filled water through your perlite container.

Answer 3

Plant that sucker as soon as you can. Google the plant so you know beforehand how to care for it.

It will not grow in perlite alone. Simply a medium for shipping.