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nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359
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I won this in a bike club raffleimage

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 I don't know what it is or what to do with it. I'm the kiss of death to a houseplant and know nothing about them but feel pretty sure the leaves shouldn't look like this

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 If one of my garden plants looked like that I'd consider a deficiency of something.

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In the sticks near Peterborough
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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359

    Are the leave always two-tone Philippa?

    thanks for the name, when I won it I as told it was an agapanthus. Even I know better than that.

    How do I not kill it?image



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,980

    Yes, clivia - follow the instructions https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=655

    and remember, it's a plant - just like all the others image 

    Don't ignore it just 'cos it's indoors - it's not a piece of furniture image

    Maybe a dose of Baby Bio weekly ...

     


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359

    That's where it all goes wrong Dove. Things in the house can be ignored; dust, heaps of paper, grubby wash basins.

    Not plants you think? I'm out of my comfort zone here



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,980

    image  Pretend the house is a greenhouse ???


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,501

    I've had one for years, I grew it from seed and it is very healthyimage It is not too fussy about temperatures and likes a a good drink from time to timeimage But mine has never floweredimage My greenhouse book says they need a dormant period at about 10degrees somewhere cool and airy to induce flowering. Mine is currently in a cold draughty porch to see if that will do the trick. At least yours already has flowers for this year!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359

    We shall see Buttercup days.

    I might offer it to a friend who's better at that sort of thing. 

    Not till after I've had the flowers thoughimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359

    Supper now while it's flowering Tetley?

    Or later when it's finished



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,063

    I had one for about 4 years and it flowered every year.  It must thrive on neglect because I'm useless with houseplants.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,359

    me too Yvie, this one will be lonely. Nothing else left aliveimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,980
    nutcutlet wrote (see)

    That's where it all goes wrong Dove. Things in the house can be ignored; dust, heaps of paper, grubby wash basins.

    Not plants you think? I'm out of my comfort zone here

    I've not noticed dust and grubbiness in your house Nut image... but then I tend not to notice it as much in my own nowadays ... think it's something to do with needing glasses now I'm older image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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