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04-22-2014, 07:58 AM | #1 |
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Help me with this houseplant!!
What is it? How do I take care of it? If it's not already dead. It looks like a tiny palm tree. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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04-22-2014, 08:11 AM | #2 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
It's a dracena. I've had a number of them over the years.
Water it when the soil is dry to the touch, don't over water. Make sure the pot has drainage. Bright, indirect light. Anything else? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 08:11 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:09 AM ---------- Eta cats love to chew on the leaves. Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk |
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04-22-2014, 09:52 AM | #4 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
Good thing I don't have cats, eh?
I am going to repot it with a palm soil mix. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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04-22-2014, 10:12 AM | #5 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
A bigger pot might be good, it could be getting root bound...
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04-22-2014, 12:19 PM | #6 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
I thought you had cats ...
Did you just acquire it or have you had it awhile? Sent from my DROID RAZR using Tapatalk |
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04-22-2014, 12:27 PM | #7 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
It looks like it needs more space. A new, larger pot would be a great idea.
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04-22-2014, 12:28 PM | #8 | |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
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I've had it about...maybe 6-8 months? It's got one tree looking part and a bunch of single-blade grass looking parts around it. I thought those were just "pretties" added by the florist but maybe they are actual plants.
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04-28-2014, 07:56 PM | #9 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
A dracena and a philodendron were the only two plants still living when dd turned 1 yo. They were the only two that could survive on almost no water, which suggests to me that you might want to be careful about too much watering.
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05-01-2014, 10:08 AM | #10 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
Any luck?
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05-01-2014, 10:17 AM | #11 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
So far so good. I let it get dry and going to repot it today.
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05-01-2014, 08:35 PM | #12 |
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Re: Help me with this houseplant!!
So I reported the big one, and reported the little ones into the same pot with new dirt.
I put a bunch of chopped up styrofoam I. The bottom of the big one. I like it in this pot!! (Well. It was a bean pot but the lid broke so now it's a plant pot. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk ---------- Post added at 10:35 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:34 PM ---------- Oh, just ignore my electric skillet and the clean dishes. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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