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some plants bloom better being rootbound
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Posted by kandhi z7VA (My Page) on Mon, May 25, 09 at 21:24
| I have noticed that some plants tend to bloom more if they are rootbound. Spider plant, aloe, nightblooming cactus, bouganvillae tend to bloom more when rootbound. I am afraid to repot as the plants seem healthy with good size/blooms. The plant tends to dry often and requires water frequently other than that they seem happy. |
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RE: some plants bloom better being rootbound
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- Posted by tapla z5b-6a MI (My Page) on
Mon, May 25, 09 at 22:13
| That a plant blooms is not necessarily an indication that the plant is either healthy OR happy. Certain forms of stress (tight roots, withholding water, certain types of pruning ....) can induce blooming, but the plant grows better (shows a greater increase in biomass) w/o having been subject to the stress that induces more prolific blooms. I tend to be one who worries about maximizing the plant's state of vitality & being happy with those blooms the plant happily offers than attempting to maximize blooms via stress. ;o) Al |
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