trimming devil's backbone plant
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HAVE: Zig Zag plant - Devil's Backbone
Comments (3)Deb, Yes I am interested in your dragon fruit cactus. My address: Tony C. Melcher 708 Piedmont Av. Birmingham, Al. 35214 Send me your address. Thanks, Tony...See MoreHAVE: Devil's Backbone & Pencil Cactus
Comments (3)cuttings from devil's backbone,pencil cactus and few of jade tree and some rooted japanese spurge. will trade for: cactus,succulents and tropicals are my favorites Still hoping for old lady or old man cactus starts...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 MoreHow much does Devil's Backbone need to be watered?
Comments (6)just a thought: poinsettia is also Euphorbia and if allowed to dry completely also will drop leaves. just barely moist is what it likes. I read the same about Euphorbia tithymaloides. Although when in ground it behaves more like a real succulent and can tolerate dryness. It is a native FL plant and grows in dry tropical forests in central America. so very hot and high humidity too. I've seen it growing outside in central FL in great thickets in dappled shade. if you give it good hot sunny window you can probably water it more. that said...Poinsettias drop leaves when too wet too - so..a lot depends on how water retentive your soil mix is. I can easily keep Poinsettia going in self-watering pot, but with half perlite for aeration. I also grow other succulents like Jades and Sansevieria and hawortias on top wicks (wicks inserted around the perimeter of the pot to wick less, as opposed to bottom wicks). my jades drop very few leaves when grown like that. when I don't wick and allow them to get bone dry, that's when they drop most.. so you need to observe and experiment a bit and water very carefully only when at least half the pot is dry. what sort of mix is it in?...See Morelinda_leaf _z10a_southwest_fl
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