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- Posted by aftermidnight Z7b V. Island B.C. (My Page) on Sun, Jul 6, 14 at 20:23
| Crossandra |
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| This is lovely |
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- Posted by Corey87 none (coreyyounger2002@yahoo.com) on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 8:53
| Is there any hope for it? |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 8:58
| hope??? not if you simply keep asking questions.... and dont do some research ... first.. determine where you are ... then determine if it will winter-over outdoors ... then determine if it will prosper as a houseplant ... and then learn how to care for it with the latin name.. googling should be very straight forward ... ken |
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| Corey, if you live in a very warm climate Crossandra can be grown outside as a bedding plant. It does require dappled sun or afternoon shade, though. If you plan on using it as a houseplant, pay close attention to the potting medium you use. Don't reach first brand on the shelf without doing some research first. You need a medium that is fast draining and coarse textured. Inside the house, you'll need to find a very bright location in order for your plant to stay attractive. It's not particularly difficult to grow as a houseplant. Do as ken suggests and read up on the care of this plant. Anyone who is the least bit successful with plants of any kind has spent some time learning. |
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| Hi Corey, I thought I'd chime in since I got my first crossandra 'marmalade' last year and I absolutely love it. It was sold to me as an annual, but I brought it inside for the winter and it bloomed nonstop with just me watering it and no special attention. Now it's back out on my porch steps. Just be careful when you transition from inside to outside as it can get sunburned easily if you give it too much sun too fast. I find it does like a bit of shade in the afternoon, but I've also put it in full sun and it did fine there too. I think you're going to find crossandra a beautiful and easy plant! Sara P.S. I'd venture to guess that this would not survive the winter in the ground in very many places in the United States except the extreme south, but you'll need to figure out your zone to find out for sure if it would survive where you live. |
This post was edited by sara82lee on Mon, Jul 7, 14 at 17:19
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| Maybe the hope is that Ken won't reply to your post! J/K, Ken! :wink wink: |
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