"Growing like Celery" I just had to laugh outloud. I have never seen an Av growing like Celery, but I have seen AV's do weird things. Pictures would be good. We are all here to help and I don't want to seem disrespectful

Thom

Thom -

there is an oldie AV named "Celery" = and that's how it grows - bunched and very upright. I think it is a wasp type.

Linda - I took a CT cutting from a friend in FL - and it looked very compact, short petioles etc. I brought it to CO - and it started growing up with very long petioles, very heavily variegated. So - I presume - conditions. Let's try to put them closer to the lights or under T8s and see what happens.

Good Luck

irina

Thom: No offense taken. Wish I had taken a photo but you know how that goes. :-)

Irina: Long time since I've been here, my friend. Don't know if you remember me but I grow mostly AV trailers (along with streps, chiritas and columnea). Lost everything when life happened but I'm baaaack!

The CT was a gorgeous plant when bought from ItsDeb111 on eBay (BTW, talk about wonderful AVs!) so I think you're right about conditions and getting long petoles.

Removed the crowns and restarted them. As soon as I removed the crowns the petoles "relaxed."

I'll keep everyone posted.

Best,

Linda

Nope - I didn't forget you!

Love trailers too

Irina

Bit the bullet and pinched out all four crowns, removed long petoles, removed 1/3 of the rootball and potted down to a two-inch pot. Keeping my fingers crossed.

Linda

PS: San Souci Coco (spel?) did the "celery" thing about 15 years ago. Geesh, time flies!!!