Tropicals & Tender Perennials: How do I take care of a Hindu Rope?, 1 by plantladylin

plantladylin wrote:
Mine is blooming like crazy right now. It gets ignored most of the time and is totally root bound, I have never pruned or trimmed it, wouldn't want to prune off any bloom spurs. I now have it located on the back deck area, bright light but no direct sun. I originally had it out on the pool deck in full sun (filtered somewhat by the screen) but the foliage started to not look so great, and some leaves were a bit sunburned. I keep it on the dry side but spray it with the garden hose about once or twice a week in this hot weather, and a couple of weeks ago I gave it a shot of diluted bloom booster fertilizer when I was feeding my orchids.

... I need to go take a close look at it and check for mealy bugs ... compacta seems to be a mealy magnet in this hot, humid climate. I used Bayer Advanced Tree and Shrub last year, gave the entire plant a good dunk, and it took care of those little white cottony critters!