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Polyanthus - not looking so good
Hi all,
This is my first post here - not a great surprise seeing as I only own three plants. Therefore, I am obviously a complete amateur so take it easy if the following question is utterly dumb About a week ago I acquired a small Polyanthus in a pot. It had half a dozen healthy looking leaves of around 5-10cm in length and all up it probably rose 5cm out of the pot, if that. No flowers or anything else. This was bought in Sydney and was still looking fine when I put it on my east-facing kitchen window (where the other two plants live) in Canberra. The day after, I came home and it was looking rather wilted and not in good shape at all. The little information I could find about them suggested they don't like direct heat, and that seems to happen in my kitchen, so I moved it into a less hot and sunny spot. It didn't improve, but it didn't get any worse. Then someone told me it was an outdoor plant, so I moved it outdoors over the weekend - and now it looks a lot worse. Its leaves are very dry apart from a couple of small ones around the base, but the soil was still fairly moist to the touch. I have been watering it and watered it a few days ago using Miracle-Gro, but to no avail. I also tried to help it along with some slow-release fertiliser on the first night I had it, and that may not have helped. Is there any hope for the thing, or should I just write it off? Are they even perennials?! The only information I have about it is from the label, which simply states "Polyanthus W" - so your guess is as good as mine. Any/all advice appreciated. -- Marco Spaccavento |
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Polyanthus - not looking so good
Marco Spaccavento wrote:
Hi all, This is my first post here - not a great surprise seeing as I only own three plants. Therefore, I am obviously a complete amateur so take it easy if the following question is utterly dumb About a week ago I acquired a small Polyanthus in a pot. It had half a dozen healthy looking leaves of around 5-10cm in length and all up it probably rose 5cm out of the pot, if that. No flowers or anything else. This was bought in Sydney and was still looking fine when I put it on my east-facing kitchen window (where the other two plants live) in Canberra. The day after, I came home and it was looking rather wilted and not in good shape at all. The little information I could find about them suggested they don't like direct heat, and that seems to happen in my kitchen, so I moved it into a less hot and sunny spot. It didn't improve, but it didn't get any worse. Then someone told me it was an outdoor plant, so I moved it outdoors over the weekend - and now it looks a lot worse. Its leaves are very dry apart from a couple of small ones around the base, but the soil was still fairly moist to the touch. I have been watering it and watered it a few days ago using Miracle-Gro, but to no avail. I also tried to help it along with some slow-release fertiliser on the first night I had it, and that may not have helped. Is there any hope for the thing, or should I just write it off? Are they even perennials?! The only information I have about it is from the label, which simply states "Polyanthus W" - so your guess is as good as mine. Any/all advice appreciated. It's possible you watered it too much, especially if it had a tray underneath so it was standing in water. When you put it outside, was it in a shady, protected position? I would leave it outside, but somewhere shady and where I could keep an eye on it. It might come good or it might not. No need to feed it any more, but water it after the top of the potting mix dries out. HTH, Jane |
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Polyanthus - not looking so good
"Jane VR" wrote in message news:3fa841ea$0$9226 It's possible you watered it too much, especially if it had a tray underneath so it was standing in water. When you put it outside, was it in a shady, protected position? Thanks for that - that's more or less exactly what I did. When it was outside, it was in a shady spot but wouldn't have had much wind protection. It's back inside now, but pretty much looking dead unfortunately. -- Marco Spaccavento |
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