what is going on with my plant? It is a New Wonder.
I'm sending both before and after pictures
what's the problem?
Before
Either too much water or not enough water...
What is a New Wonder please?
Looks like a petunia...but hard to tell for certain.
Have you repotted it? How much sun does it get and how often do you water it? Mine gets eaten up when I put it in the ground, but usually does well in a pot.
It's in a 10" pot. My neighbor gave it to me. He gets full sun, I get morning sun. I thought maybe a shock b/c it went from one to another?
I know I need to replant it, but why are the leaves fading?
I think I would remove it from the pot,cut the dead stuff back, soak it at least an hour in root stimulator/ fish/seaweed and repot it with potting soil mix. Hope you can resuscitate it...looks like it needs some CPR
Yeah it needs something!!!
Thanks I will try that
This looks to be a Scaevola. We bought 2 in Indiana last yr. One purple & one pink. Neither one made it. Don't know why but I have seen it @ Lowe's & HD this yr north of Houston. It is considered to be a Texas Superstar by TAMU.
Is the soil well aerated?
Did I miss your answer to how often do you water it? Over watering causes the roots to rot, and the plant can't uptake water, so it wilts. Underwatering - well, that's obvious - the plant is not getting water to support it because there isn't enough water. The most common cause of wilting in potted plants is overwatering. When you see it wilting, you water it. It wilts again (perhaps from being root bound), and you water again. Until the roots rot. When you repot it, look at the health of the roots...
You may be right. My neighbor kept in water. He had it sitting in water! Since he gave it to me, I don't water it all day.
I think it might need to be repotted.
Oh you are right, I was mixing up the flowers to the left with the one in question, not a petunia at all. Is the plant root bound in the pot? If it is it will continue to wilt and fail regardless of water. I would cut it back and repot too.
C
I too think it's Scaviola, or sometimes called Fan Flower. I had one and it croaked. It's supposed to be drought tolerant once established and withstand our summers. Mine was in a pot in partial to nearly full sun and watered when the soil dried. It was happy until the temps hit the 90's and then it was a goner. I'm not sure why A&M named this as a Superstar plant, because everyone I know who's tried them can't keep them alive when the temps get high.
Crow
Do they do any better in the ground?
C
It's been in the upper 90's here. That could be it also. I will try repotting it before I give up on it.
I grew one in the ground for two years, over one winter (no hard freeze) and then it froze in the second winter. I was sooo surprised because I didn't have any luck in a pot. They like moist but well-drained soil.
This one's been a buggar for me. I got one in a hanging basket from a big box store, never re-potted it, it got morning sun got water every day in spring and early summer and bloomed its little head off with slow release fertilizer pellets. It froze, and last year I got another, same treatment and it slowed down it's vigor in May, I re-potted, not root bound, it drooped in sun, moved it all around and it never found its happy place and finally croaked in June. It's like the dermatologist says, if it's dry moisturize if its gooey, dry it up....you win some you lose some! :(
Both are pretty much dead now:( I even repotted the other one but it didn't help. I'm glad I didn't buy them or I'd be upset.
Thanks for sharing all your stories, bet I won't buy one in the future!
I had one of these several years ago that I grew in the ground. It got huge and was really pretty. It didn't come back, though (sold as an annual around here). My dad put one in a pot the same year and it croaked pretty soon. I think they like the ground better. Or maybe it's the richer potting soil.