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Moses in the Cradle

14 years ago

My sister gave me this plant a few years ago. It's about 12" tall now and has toppled over. Do I prop it up or cut it back?

Does it look better with more than 1 in a pot? It always looked scraggly to me, even tho it does get flowers in the cradle.

Thanks.

Comments (6)

hem_krish
14 years ago
I have both the variegated and non -variegated varieties and they are potted three to a pot. I think they look pretty. I'll post some pictures when I go home. I think one of mine is toppling over too so lets wait for someone else to answer.
hem_krish
14 years ago
Here are the pics as I'd promised. The quality isnt too great, but it will give you an idea as to what the plants will look like.
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Hemant
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bedelia
Original Author
14 years ago
Maybe it would look better with more than one in the pot. do you know how to propagate it?
hem_krish
14 years ago
These are supposed to be really easy to propagate. The non variegated ones you see were cuttings that I just stuck in soil. You can just sever the leggy one and plant in back in the soil and it should root in a few days.

Hemant
marquest
14 years ago
My varigated one seems to take a little longer to root but the non-varigated roots quick.

They do look prettier with more than one in the pot or I have added another plant that would compliment them in a pot.
bedelia
Original Author
14 years ago
Thanks!

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