A couple of my plumies started to grow at an angle because my nana's shaded them a bit this summer, is there anything I can do now? or should I wait until spring and repot them a little straighter, they will still be on a little angle. Thanks for any input!
Dan
well probably repot in spring..BUT you can turn them towards the sun each day..usually a quarter turn of pot..and that would make it grow straighter
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.
diamond, I got this tip from Clare about 6 mo. ago and it worked! My plant was just like yours and today is is arrow-straight. thanks again, Clare.
My pleasure, darlin';-) Thanks for the vote of confidence!
Hi Clare, Vossner, Junglebob, thanks for the great info, I will put closer to the slider and start the drawback to a stake right away. I'll take pictures of the development and straightening up of the plumie and post. Here is a picture where is was planted, it was planted in the same container
Dan
Oh, I see. That's a great-looking tropical garden there, but I suspect it didn't get enough sun in that position. Maybe a corner would be better for more direct sun? You'll have to experiment next spring when you plant that bed again. It is very beautiful.
Nice pictures Clare & Dan,
Look at that little one in Clares pot, with a bloom on it already, That gives me such high hopes, Someone told me ages ago it took 3 years for them to bloom, boy were they wrong.
You've got such a nice collection Clare.
kathy
Thanks, Kathy. Cuttings will flower when very young, even when they are rooting, if they were cut from a flowering tree. Seedlings, however, can take 1-3 years to bloom from seed.
oh, ok, maybe it was seedlings that they were talking about.
thanks
kathy
That could be, Kathy. It is not unusual for a seedling to take a few years to bloom from the time it was sown. I know someone who waited 20 years to see their seedling bloom. I say, if it doesn't bloom in three years, toss it! That's what I say, but it remains to be seen if I will do what I say!
