Tropicals & Tender Perennials: I have a Question!, 0 by Clare_CA

Clare_CA wrote:
Hi Dan, it looks like it is reaching for the light. I would put it in full sun now, as Bob said, during the day. Stick a bamboo stake down against the trunk in the center and tie a plastic stretchy tie at the base to the stake. Then tie one in the middle and tie one at the top, each time pulling gently toward the stake until you feel tension. In a little while, the plumie will have that shape and the ties can be tied even tighter and moved higher, making the plumie even straighter. I have straightened many a plumie branch that came to me crooked. I've had some shaped like a "U." Once the plumie is straight, there is no longer the need for the stake. Here's a picture of some of mine which were bent and were staked. This process will straighten your plumie out now so you don't need to wait until spring. To keep it from reaching again though, I would give it full sun from spring until fall.