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La Puce · 12-11-2006, 09:37 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

wrote:
I have recently moved home and my previously healthy and huge
Mother-in-Law's Tongue
plant seems to be dying, with one spike after another drooping. I have
cut off the drooping
ones and it is now getting rather sparse.
I have not over-watered it as far as I know and have given it no water
in the past week, but
still the drooping continues. It is not sitting in water either.
Anyone know of any way I can save the life of this plant? I have had
it for several years and
want it to live!

We have a trifiaciata (green and yellow stripe). I wouldn't say ours is
huge, but we have perhaps 6 plants in one, if you know what I mean.
Recently I repoted to make 2 pots as one looked too heavy for the pot.
Yours sounds that it had either been too watered or not enough! Ours
wilt if it needs water.

They need light and sun, so first try to find or recreate the same
position in your new house to where it was in your old one. How long
have you had yours in it's pot? What I would do is take it out of its
pot and save the ones that are firm and healthy - they have stolens and
it's easy to devide them. You need to be gentle though. Repot in a mix
of suculent/cacti mix compost and water just to firm, but that's all.
They need to be kept dry in winter. I would finally wipe down any dust
on the leaves just in case something got on it whilst you moved house
because these plants are sensitive and are well known for cleaning the
air in the room. I've also heard that they are suseptible to asbestos
..... ! Good luck.