Please help with Devil's Backbone
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Wanted: VariegatedDevil's Backbone
Comments (0)Anyone has this plant for trade? Please take a look at my trade list - SEEDS: *Acalypha hispaniolae (Cat tails, Kitten's tails) *Agstache rugosa (Korean Mint) *Albizia julibrissin (Silk Tree, Mimosa Tree) *Alcea rosea 'Nigra' (Black antwerp Hollyhock) *Allium (Purple Tall Chives) *Allysum Carpet of Snow *Amaryllis Red *Angelonia *Annona squamosa (Sugar Apple, Sweetsop) *Antirhium majus 'Montega rose bicolor': *Ardisia squamulosa tree *Arrowroot- Red *Arum italicum *Asclepias currasavica (Orange and yellow butterfly weed) *Asclepias currasiva 'Silky Gold' *Asclepias tuberosa (Orange) *Asian Gummy melon *Astromeria Parrot Lily *Averrhoa Carambola (Belimbing, Star Fruit) *Baby's breath *Balsam Heirloom Impatiens - single/double flowers *Bauhinia purpurea (Pink Orchid Tree) *Belamcanda Candy Lily *Blanket flower *Bulbing Fennel *Butia capitata (Pindo/Wine/Jelly Palm) *Cactus Prickly Pear *Calamondin orange *Callicarpa americana (American beautyberry) *Camillia, pink *Canna seeds - mixed *Capsicum annuum 'Medusa' (Medusa Pepper Plant) *Cassia Alata *Capsicum 'Medusa' (Medusa Hot Pepper) *Cattail, Dwarf (Aquatic) *Centaurea cyanus (Bachelor buttons) *Cerinthe major purpurascens (Blue Honeywort) *Cherimoya/Atemoya *Chimonanthus praecom (Wintersweet Shrub) *Cichorum endivia 'Curly' *Clematis Autumn sweet *Clematis Nelly Moser' *Cleome hassleriana (Spider flower) *Cornus florida *Crotalaria spectabilis *Cypress Vine, White *Danish squash *Duranta erecta *Datura purple swirl *Datura, white with purple cast *Daucus carota (Wild Carrot) *Delphinium consolida (Giant Imperial Larkspur) *Dietes vegeta (African Iris, Butterfly Iris) *Dioscorea bulbifera (Air Potato Vine) *Echinacea (Pink Coneflower) *Echinacea Tennesee *Emilia javanica (Tassel Flower) *Enterolobium cyclocarpum (Ear Pod Tree, Elephant’s Ear, Monkey Ear) *Gaillardia x grandiflora (Indian Blanket) *Madagascar Jasmine vine *Gomphrena purple *Gourds, ornamental 'Small Autumn Wings' *Grapefruit *Guava *Gypsophila elegans (Baby's Breath 'Convent Garden') *Helianthus debilis (Beach sunflower) *Hibiscus cannabinus *Hibiscus sabdariffa (Florida Cranberry) *Hibiscus Texas Star, Red *Hollyhock, mixed, single *Honeydew melon *Honeysuckle (red-orange) *Ipomoea hederacea (Morning Glory lavender-pink) *Ipomoea quamoclit (Cypress Vine) *Iris pseudacorus (Yellow Flag Iris) *Jerusalem cherry *Koelreuteria Paniculata (Golden Rain Tree) *Kum Quat *Lagerstroemia indica 'Rosea' (Pink Crepe Myrtle) *Lantana mixed colors seeds *Larkspur, Giant Imperial *lathyrus perennial blend *Lathyrus odoratus 'Ms Willmott' *Leucaena leucocephala (White Lead Tree) *Leonotis menthifolia (Lion’s Tail) *Liatris spicata (Gayfeather) *Lily Star Gazer *Lemon, yellow, thornless, very juicy *Liriope Muscari (Lily-turf ) *Lychnis calcydonica (Maltese cross) *Malva moschata (musk mallow) *Marigold, Tiger Eyes *Marigold, mixed *Medusa Hot Pepper *Melia azedarach (Chinaberry) *Merremia dissecta (Alamo Vine) *Merremia dissecta *Mexican Petunia, ‘Chi Chi’, pink, tall *Mexican Petunia, dwarf blue *Mexican Petunia, dwarf pink *Mexican Petunia, dwarf white Mirabilis jalapa (Four O'Clock)-different colors *Mimosa tree *Momordica charantia (Balsam Pear) *Moonflower, white *Morning Glory - Grandpa Ott, Heavenly Blue, Star of Yelta, Jamie Lynn,Rose Silk, Scarlet O Hara *Morning Glory - Ivy leaf *Morning Glory - tricolor *Morus alba - white mulberry *Mucuna Pruriens (Bengal Bean) *Musa Velutino Pink Fruiting Banana *Myosotis sylvatica (Forget-Me-Not) *Nerium oleander , pink *Olea europaeae (Olive Tree) *Optunia humifusa (Hardy Prickly Pear) *Orange fruit, Florida *Orange Trumpet Vine *Podranea ricasoliana (pink trumpet vine) *Papaver *Papaya 'Caribbean Red' *Perilla frutens (Shiso, red) *Periwinkle pink with white center *Periwinkle white with pink center *Phyllostachys pubescens (Mosso bamboo) *Platanus occidentalis (American Sycamore tree) *Pomegranate *Poppy (mixed) *Portulaca magic carpet mixed colors *Prunus spinosa *Pyracantha coccinea lalandi (Scarlet Firethorn) *Radermachera sinica (China Doll, Serpent Tree, Emerald Tree) *Redbud *Robina viscosa (Clammy locust) *Rosa Canina (Wild Rose) *Rhubarb *Sabal bermudana (Bermuda Fan Palm)* Sabal palmetto (Cabbage palmetto) *Sago Palm *Salvia coccinea ‘Coral Nymph’ *Salvia coccinea Hummingbird Sage *Salvia farinacea (Mealy Blue Sage) *Sapium sebiferum (Chinese Tallow, Popcorn Tree) *Senecio bicolor (Dusty Miller) *Senna alata candlesticks *Senna didymobotrya (Popcorn Cassia, Peanut Butter Cassia) *Sesbania panicea (Scarlet Wisteria) *Stachytarpheta urticifolia (Blue Porterweed *Stachys cretica *Sunflower mammoth *Sweet Pea *Sweet William *Talinum (Jewel of Opar) *Tecoma (Yellow Bells) *Tithonia (Mexican Torch) *Trumpet Vine, Orange *Trumpet Vine, pink *Urena Lobata (Caesarweed) *Withania somnifera 'Ashawaganda' (Indian Ginseng) *Zinnias, mixed More seeds - 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Comments (1)Your plant is Pedilanthus tithymaloides. There are several different cultivars, some with curly leaves. Can you post a photo? The more sunlight, leaves darken. Devil's Backbone does wonders outdoors in summer. Did you buy your plant from a local store? If so, maybe an employee knows its type??? Toni...See MorePlease help!! Devil's Ivy?
Comments (9)Yes, can't disagree with any of that. Looks like this poor plant got way too dry recently, but definitely not dead. Also agree, there's so many individuals in there, packed so closely together, all will be struggling. You could use a big scissors or knife to cut the root ball in to chunks, or try to separate them more if that sounds like fun to you. Then you can give some away, or just have more of them. If you like fiddling with a plant once a week or so, the pole is a fine idea. This vine won't grow up the pole without a little occasional guidance. It has aerial roots that should cling to the pole over time, but may need to be manipulated to be in close enough proximity to the pole to get started. If you just want to water occasionally and ignore, removing that might be better. In that case it could dangle over the sides. Syngonium are common in hanging baskets for that reason. This isn't the kind of plant that gets big and woody with age, and can discard older leaves quickly. People often trim the vine parts off of them to have just basal growth, and potted vines are generally prone to bouts of unhappiness, at which point most can be severed at the soil line and replanted, instead of trying to do a 'real' repot of removing old soil, untangling roots. They grow new roots at the drop of a hat, so don't feel bad about its' current appearance. You're right once you remove the ugly leaves for now, there will be a lot less to the plant, but that's OK. It looks like it has a ton of new leaves curled up, ready to unroll, and is a fast growing plant generally. The newer leaves are a different color usually, turning to a plain green as they age. Looks like these new leaves are somewhat orange (some plants are pink.) That's perfectly healthy/normal, just in case you were thinking all of those leaves were compromised too....See MoreDevil's Backbone
Comments (12)Jo, wow, I bet the Haydite is really well-draining, and considering all the rain you guys are getting, I'm sure it's beneficial. If they sold in smaller bags I wouldn't mind buying say 40lbs. I buy mediums in bulk too..Thanks so much..I'll keep an eye out..Though I'd be hesitant potting in total Haydite, (I'm chicken, lol) I wouldn't mind adding it to my home-made C&S mix..Thanks. Supannee, thanks..I shouldn't have said I let C&S's dry out to the point soil is cracked..I usually let soil dry to a point it looks crumbly..Since some plants are in 4" clay pots, I keep an eye on those guys. They dry out much faster than say an 8" plastic pot.. Ray, thank you, too..so you found the Pedilanthus? I will unpot, check roots, then repot in fresh soil..I use Perlite as part of my mix, and believe me, all C&S's are potted in well-draining soil..LOL.. Normally my plants are outside by now, but we had work done on the garage that took several wks to complete..I still have to work in yard, rid weeds, etc, by digging up soil..then I'll take plants outside..but yes, my plants go out every spring/summer/fall. It's a good idea taking a cutting as insurance..But I also wrote to a nursery that sells this plant..they told me to phone this afternoon, so I'll have to think about it..I'd like to add a new plant w/the old..BTW, new growth is exceptionally healthy.. I'm just disappointed because the DB is one of my favorite succulents. It was doing great, numerous stems and healthy variegated leaves, then problems at home, so plants, (almost 400) were neglected..I've no one to blame buy myself...oh well, sorry for ranting..LOL Okay everyone, thanks for advice..I've got to decide whether or not I'll buy the DB from the nursery, so if I do, I'll wait to repot, otherwise, I'll get to it today..thanks again, Toni...See Morerhizo_1 (North AL) zone 7
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