Sunday, July 17, 2011

What to do with this poor little plant?

Kyle,I don't know the name of the plant(which is actually a vine)BUT-it looks an awful lot like mine,& some friends too.IF it is what it seems to be;-wait a min,i have a book,-i'll get you the name.Seems it's definitely a type of "Cissus".Anyway,I know these plants well.It's a creeper,either pot will be fine.Keeping it in the big pot allows for you to put a long slab of a piece of tree bark for it to climb on,(this is how a lot of stores that sell plants like to display it).Or you can just let it grow,& when it gets long(by which time it will surely grow another vine or 2 from the bottom),it makes a lovely accent to anyplace you want to lay it.You can make it look as if it's trailing the top of an entertainment center,bookshelf,across the tops of a group of pictures;I've even sen it be the border at the top of entire rooms.Here's the way to care for it,& by the way;It certainly IS worth saving! You must get it out of direct sunlight.This is a plant whose origins are from climbing trees in rainforests,so it doesn't like to be hot either.It does like to be indoor,with good drainage(water till soil is wet,NOT completely soaked,& avoid watering again until soil is dry to the touch on top.Allow just a few hours of morning light,or better yet,-diffused light for half the day.once this baby is growing well,it will keep doing well,even in a windowless room,-as long as it's not in complete darkness all the time it will make you proud.So my best advise for what to do now,& for the next month is;"Don't mess with re-potting(as this will shock it a bit),Get it in the house in a place of little light,let it get used to the difference in atmosphere,when it seems happy for about 2 weeks,-then re pot.If room is an issue,& you must re-pot,try to put up with it for at least a week.This plant will prove itself to be lovely,fairly fast growing,& easy care in the end.Good luck,& enjoy!

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