Finding a curly ponytail palm?
splatteredwhim
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Ponytail palm - indoors to outside
Comments (4)Epi, like any plant, including sun-lovers, (cactus) when first taken outside, especially if it was overwintered in a semi-shady spot, can burn leaves. PT's love sun. But I honestly don't think anything will hasten growth. They're slow-growing by nature, so no matter how much sun and/or fertilizer, (too much fert may even harm it) offered will speed bulb size/leaf growth. Because bulbs hold water proper watering is important. Grow it as a succulent. I bought one PT from TRio Nursery, 4-5 yrs ago. The ad said, Red Leaves..NOT. I'm still waiting for leaves to redden. LOL..It's kept in west and south windows in winter, outide in summer. I also have two small PT's grown as bonsais, in tiny pots. HD had one of the pretties PT's I'd ever seen..it stood about 6-8' tall, and foliage grew long,(over 5') but curly. If I had room, it'd have come home w/me..LOL..the rarest PT I'd seen was one at a local nursery. It has green leaves w/yellow dots. The owner told me he was once offered 40,000 but refused to sell. LOL. Every so often it sends up babies, but for some reason they die. He purchaed or started the PT in the 40's. I asked the owner, (before he explained its history) if it was for sale and the price..He joked saying, can you take out a 2nd and 3rd mortgage..LOL..I wish he would have offered me one of its shoots. You never know?? Wish one had fallen out of the pot, and landed in my hand..LOL. Amccour, one of my baby PT's was top-pruned, but it hasn't bothered the trunk. In fact, I like its look. Toni...See MorePonytail palm, what am I looking at here?
Comments (22)Thanks, Laura, I'm on my way (in fantasy land, I'd love to see your place!!) The 3 that were left (and the hitch-hiker) happened to fit exactly in the hole left when I pulled out the pot of Irish moss that some people may remember being in here, looked like a grass circle. Realized I think it looked dumb there, so don't know if I like this better, but if not, I'll change it next spring. (And no, the mini isn't progressing since my last post on it. It's on hold until monsoon season is over...)...See MorePonytail palm
Comments (2)As Nancy said, leaving it alone but for a smaller pot is best now. If you're beheading it (which usually leads to multiple heads, that's best done in the spring, when Beaucarnea recurvata begins its main growth cycle. My cat Zoe does the same to the same plant, but as she also catches mice I consider it a somewhat unfair trade....See MorePonytail Palm - Extra Long Leaves, Normal?
Comments (60)Fabulous now that we can see Cher in all her glory! Oh my, Maria, you took the leaf of faith, Cher looks great! I bet with the trim and repot, her elegant ballerina like figure (caudex ) will plump up a bit. She looks very elegant with her long slender look! I love that we can now see her in full :) You must be so happy to have accomplished this! I found the same with Harry when I repotted him, most roots where on the outside. Having only chopped Harry's heads off once... Here was my thinking: Cut them off in fall, allow him to sit in a low light area and water once a month at most. Let him gather strength for spring. Come March he had new sprouts starting. At first they were little bumps, then fully fledged sprouts and then by summer, he was on his way to his new stout look. I think late fall may be best as you will want to stop watering her due to her having no leaves, plus this will give her time to re-establish her roots between now and then. Harry did fine with watering him once a month in winter. I only started watering him once a few of his sprouts were about an inch long and green. If you look at the photo above of him with his heads cut off and the one before it, you will notice that his caudex is plump in the one with his heads and then it is more wrinkly in the one with the new sprouts. We do this same routine each winter. He looks dehydrated early spring from the lack of water in the winter but by spring he's re-hydrated and plumped up. Have you thought about how much you want to cut off? I look forward to the next update on Cher!...See MoreTiffany, purpleinopp Z8b Opp, AL
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