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| I bought this plant from Walmart about 5 months ago. It came in a 3" plastic container. About a month ago, I decided to repot it and put it in a 6".
It's been doing well, and was growing quite rapidly. I left for a week's vacation, fully watering it before I left. Unfortunately (for the plant) I extended my vacation twice and ended up being gone two weeks instead of one. That definitely killed several leaves and the plant as a whole just seems more droopy. Anyway, as the attached photo shows, I have several small "bulbs" close together. This is how it came. My questions:
Any help, tips, advice, comments will be greatly appreciated!! |
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I would separate them and grow them as individual plants. Also, when you separate them and repot, I would try to amend the soil with perlite or more bark to make the soil drain faster. I bought a similar plant a few back, and here's what I've done with them.  |
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- Posted by brodyjames 5 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 22, 12 at 23:35
| Don't sweat the small stuff....while not ideal, I've forgotten to water my "clump" of PT's several times and they only start to shrivel a little. Yes, some leaves may turn yellow, but a good drink always plumps them back up. PT's grow very slowly, so it is up to you whether you want to separate them or not, and no, they won't fuse into one giant bulb. When you repot, you should generally only move up one or two inches in pot size, but with the grouping you have there, I think you did ok. I agree with Whip in regards to the perlite though; I would make a 50/50 mix. You can repot again if you need to, you won't hurt the plant. I, personally, would plant them higher in the pot...they look to be much lower than the lip. You do have them adequately covered, so no worries there. You have a nice little collection. Nancy |
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- Posted by plantomaniac08 8a (My Page) on Fri, Aug 24, 12 at 21:05
| One thing I can think of that would be of some assistance is to be mindful of how much you water in the winter. They will need a good bit less than in the spring/summer (as with any houseplant), but since they store water a bit more than say a peace lily (in their "bulbs"), they can easily rot if kept too wet in the winter. Trust me, I've killed a dozen or so already. >.< Planto |
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