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Just an idea. For less than $100 you can get a BIG AeroGrow hydroponic garden system. The 'Classic 7 pod' garden. It is $99...shipped free, and you get everything you need for the first garden...all she has to do is put in water, plug it in, and add the seedkit, and watch it grow! I think that might be the answer for you. Maybe??? She can grow, flowers, herbs, veggies, salads, what ever she likes. I have 3 of the big gardens, the Classic 7 pod ones, and they are soilless, come with their own lights, basically you add water,plug it in, put in a seedkit, and watch it grow! While I am NOT a fan of the company at all! Frankly they are rude, and slow to help, and run out of replacement parts frequently, even when you have a warranty, if you need parts. BUT, it is pretty reliable. Easy to use, once you know how to use it. You can plant your own custom seeds, and barely spend any money at all, after she gets use to using the garen. Maybe this would be her speed? She can even root cuttings of favorite plants, or root things to put outside after they are rooted. They root fast inside under the lights in the garden. After the initial investment, all you buy are seedkits at $15 each, at like once every 4-6 months, new light bulbs every 6-9 months,$15 for 2. And once she is use to which ever unit she has, it can cost next to nothing, by planting her own seeds, in her own seedpods that she can buy on EBay, at a much lower price. A seedkit from AeroGrow is now $15...use to be $19...I now make my own seedkits, for less than $5 each. I buy in bulk on EBay, and then buy seeds for $1 a package,that can last for several gardens. It is really clean, no dirt, no bugs, no disease, and like I said, after the investment of buying the garden, either small,medium or large, all you do is add water,you get a seedkit with your first purchase, (gives you practice), and then plug it in, set the light timer, and it is pretty much self reliant. Its an idea. Trust me, I have no love for that company! But my 3 gardens have been very reliable, and in south Fla, I can grow petunias in the heat of summer,...or variety of salads in a matter of 4 weeks or less,or root cuttings of plants in as little as a week or two! Everything grows very fast,and if anything fails, they do replace them. THAT they do pretty fast. But in general, their customer service,even with a 1 year warranty that comes with every garden,...they DRAG their feet. But it would probably make your wife happy,and you can buy used ones,in great shape, for nearly half price on EBay or Amazon.com

Ornithogalum dubium - a tender(ish) South African

Thanks for responding Matt. Should I do anything about the part that is bunched up? I can’t tell if the center leaf is managing to continue up to the top via the bunched up bit. If it’s stuck, then I’d guess I should cut the bunched up part so the plant can continue growth, but as it will be out the side, do you think the top haf of the plant would die? Thanks.