First of all, I don't believe you have "brown thumbs". You are observing
your plant and looking for information on how to improve you culture of it--
and that's what leads to "green thumbs"!

My guess is that after a year in the same pot, your plant became potbound.
This means that the roots have filled up the available room and infiltrated
all the available soil. Sometimes the root ball fills up the pot to the
extent that water just runs through it quickly, without having a chance to
be absorbed.

The temporary fix is to set the pot in a large saucer or bucket of water,
and let it rehydrate for a few hours or overnight, then drain. You can then
remove the plant from the pot, cut off an inch or two from the rootball, and
repot it with fresh commercial potting soil. You should then prune, or cut
back, the foliage to keep it in balance with the root ball. Alternatively,
you can move it into a larger pot; you will still need to trim away a some
of the root ball and untangle the roots a bit.

Your plant might be beyond hope, but you can try soaking it. If it is a
goner, don't feel bad--there's not one of us here who hasn't lost a plant,
(or more than one g) and learned something from the experience.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"jim evans" wrote in message
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Neither my wife nor I is good with plants -- world class brown thumbs.
My wife has kept this hanging plant for about a year. During that
time it had thrived and looked lush and great. She simply watered it
when it started to wilt and added fertilizer (Shultz All Purpose Plant
Food) to some of these waterings. Then one day about a month ago it
began looking like this and nothing she could do would bring it back.

A couple of times last summer it took on this wilted look when we were
away for a few days, but after watering, it came back quickly (hours).

http://www.factsfacts.com/WitheringPlant.htm

jim
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