Weird growth on overwintered hosta? What to do?
linnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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new Growth weird!
Comments (1)They are not getting enough sunlight. Cactus are mainly meant to be grown outside. They are stretching for sunlight. This forum (cactus gallery) is mainly for showing pictures. If you post under cactus and succulents, more questions get answered there. I just happen to stop by. Not many people post here. Hope this helps! This post was edited by teisa on Fri, Sep 6, 13 at 18:48...See MoreWhat is this weird growth
Comments (2)That's a slime mold. Not dangerous. Soon will crust over, then disappear....See MoreWeird hosta growth.
Comments (17)While watering this morning, I found another fasciated flowerscape on Zebra Stripes. Last year, the same thing happened but it also produced a normal-looking flowerscape again in August. No other scapes yet....See MoreWeird growth pattern
Comments (12)It is a semi-mini - you can repot it every 5 months... But do not go over 3" diameter pot, probably 2.5" would be just right. When the plant was young - the leaves were smaller - so now you have a mature plant with correct for the variety size leaves - and the row of smaller leaves from the time it was the baby. Removing the lower leaves - is good. A small trauma actually stimulates the plant, produces the growth hormone. Removing too many leaves - stress - and loss of production - each leaf is a factory producing materials for the new growth. Long petioles - leaf stems - are tied to genetics....See Morelinnea56 (zone 5b Chicago)
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