March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
That’s definitely ‘Buddha’s Temple’, Jim.
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
As Diane wrote, that would be 'Buddha's Temple', and the one I have, touch wood, is doing much better than the few C. pyramidalis I have. I just took some cuttings, so hopefully I will have spares, but it is uttermost annoying to see them all die like that.Jim_Mercer wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 2:42 pmAll I can say is they usually die for me but I do have a survivor, this C. pyramidalis (which might be Budda's Temple) has lost its main stem has died but it looks like I've managed to save some bits that are still alive.
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
It would be good to see what people do to keep them alive and grow them well. Soil, water, location, temperature, light etc.. I really like the weird crassula but they just want to die
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That was on the label in the pot but I wasn't sure which plant the rescued bits had come from
All I know is leaving them on the top shelf without water is not a good idea, will give survivor a more shaded spot but cannot guarantee water
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
One step at a time, right?Jim_Mercer wrote: ↑Tue Mar 09, 2021 6:15 pm All I know is leaving them on the top shelf without water is not a good idea, will give survivor a more shaded spot but cannot guarantee water
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
My Echinopsis terscheckii is looking a bit under the weather today. Should I bring it inside? I don't think it is fully hardy in Manchester.
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
My actual entry. Dracaena draco from La Gomera. Seedling won at Manchester branch six years ago. The poor thing has not been getting enough sunlight this winter as I neglected to cut back the overenthusiastic Alpinia formosana that filled a lot of the window. You can see the new growth is distinctly paler. My excuse was that I didn't want to disturb the Stephanotis floribunda that is intertwined with them. I have now hacked down a lot of the Alpinia and really intend to wash the window now I can get to it.
Considering it is an east-facing window in Manchester, it doesn't seem too unhappy.
Considering it is an east-facing window in Manchester, it doesn't seem too unhappy.
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
Nice draco Pat
I've managed to lose two even in my Polly tunnel.
The temps hit 0c and they just went to mush, I'll be more careful if I have one again.
I've managed to lose two even in my Polly tunnel.
The temps hit 0c and they just went to mush, I'll be more careful if I have one again.
Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
I don't think that windowsill has got below 16°C except once when the battery ran out in the central heating thermostat. Luckily the nextdoor neighbours like their heating so it didn't go much lower.
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Re: March 2021 - Neglected, forlorn
This Kalanchoe tomentosa looked slightly better before I moved it so that I could photograph it with a black background as the top growth appeared to be upright but in reality it was being supported by the glass it was leaning on. A couple of leaves that dropped off are trying to produce new plants
Edit, just taken photograph to show new plants on fallen leaves