Property News · December 10, 2016

Ask Alys: my ponytail palm is lopsided


Alys Fowler suggests how to revive this houseplantI rescued a ponytail palm that had several growing points at the top of the trunk, but only one had leaves. This is flourishing, but the others remain leafless and dead-looking. The plant seems healthy overall, but it looks lopsided. What can I do?One side is flourishing, which is a great sign. The simplest trick would be to cut off the top just below the good growth. Seal with wax if you can and wait several weeks, making sure that the plant doesn’t dry out completely around the base, but keeping watering to the bare minimum. I’ll bet good money that new growth will then appear evenly around the top of the plant. Continue reading…

Source : theguardian.com
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