Beginner Gardening: Droopy transplanted Purple Passion..., 0 by Plants4myPots

Plants4myPots wrote:
Thanks for the quick responses plantladylin and ecrane3!

Maybe the potting mix IS still too wet. I had a little trouble growing basil (they got that root rot they're famous for) in this pot a few months ago. Which is why I added the bisque bits to the bottom of it for these new plants. There are three drainage holes in it, but the two that are are actually on the bottom feet of the pot are probably a little bit small, and the bigger one is up in the concave part of the pot. The potting soil is about 2.5" deep all around.

Plantladylin, I guess I'm going to have to start researching how to propagate the Dracaena before they get too unwieldy. I know my parents have one variety in their yard in Florida that just grows like crazy! We'll see how things work out with these babies together.

I've found conflicting information on the three varieties I have in this pot. The tags from Exotic Angel on the Dracaena and Purple Passion both said "medium light", whereas the links you gave me say "Sun - partial shade". The tag from Costa Farms on the Hypoestes says "bright light" and the link says "light shade". OYE! So confused. I guess I'm just gonna be hopin' and prayin' that the screen filtered, south facing, but sometimes blocked by tree windowsill they're sitting on will be a happy medium for all.

And I think with all the wonderful help I've gotten for free on this site, I really should become a subscriber. Especially since I can't wait to make more pots to fill!

This message was edited Jul 15, 2009 4:44 PM