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Masoniana care

10 years ago

My 20 year old (the big middle leaf) Masoniana is kinda disheveled and I think I want to try putting it outside for the summer. I'm wondering if more sun would make some new leaves come out faster and grow more upright. I have tried to re-pot it (ok, years ago) to see if it would maintain a more upright posture, so to speak. I know the existing growth will not change but I thinking the new growth might, with more sun. I have a screened in back porch with both full shade and part shade where I could move it to acclimate it to grow outdoors. How long should I condition it and how many stages? I wouldn't put it in full sun but in a part of my garden that gets full morning sun for a couple of hours. But it would be next to a red brick side of my house. Do you see any problem with this plan? Or is this kind of San never going to stay upright?



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  • 10 years ago

    Masoniana roots like to break pots. It should be planted in a equal sized plastic pot so the roots can expand and you could see the pot starting to swell and distort. Then move to a larger one. That rim on the top of your pot will prevent the plant coming out and may have to break the pot in the future.

    Also what soil are you using?

    Stush

    Comments (9)

    • 10 years ago

      Are you sure it is a masoniana? The leaves appear very narrow for that species. I think it looks beautiful! I love the variety in the growths of the leaves, especially for a plant that old.

      More sun will definitely help the growth. So will a larger pot. You could be dwarfing it by keeping it in a small pot. Your outside plan sounds fine. You really have to go slowly with the sun exposure though. I would guess three weeks of graduating shade to almost full sun sounds about right. Good luck! Post pictures afterwards!

    • 10 years ago

      here's one more of the only remaining original leaf. It is six inches wide and 21 inches tall. I don't know for sure what variety it is. So much time has passed that I don't have anything from the original purchase at the Philadelphia flower show. I self identified it from pictures online. I left the plant in a part of my living room that gets no sun - only interior light. Not smart. I guess that is why the leaves are so elongated. A new leaf that looks normal has emerged since I moved it into morning sun a few


      months ago.

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    • 10 years ago
      last modified: 10 years ago

      Is it variegated as well?? It looks like a halo of white around the original leaf. Yes, big mistake to keep it in only dim artificial light. I'm sure that is why the leaves have gotten smaller. Outbound as well. Outside with him already!!

      my love affair with sans came from a masoniana I bought at the Philadelphia flower show as well! That was over 20 years ago!

    • 10 years ago

      It is variegated, although only faintly now and the edge is brown - I almost killed it with over watering in that incident years ago that caused me to repot it. The other two original leaves died as I recall. When the new growth comes out, I will be able to tell more. Thanks so much!

    • 10 years ago

      Well Stush that is a great idea! I will plant my old masoniana in a large plastic pot. It never occurred to me. It has grown over the years but slowly. But this year it has given me two pups! Me and my clay pots, I guess this old dog may learn a new trick.

    • 10 years ago

      I know that part of it is cactus mix from Walmart but its been so long I can't remember what I mixed it with. Since I had that over-watering problem, I used something that drains very quickly. Any suggestions? I'd like to use gritty mix but I the ingredients aren't readily available where I live in a small town.

    • 10 years ago

      Most commonly use formula is 1/2 Cactus Mix with 1/2 Perlite. I use poultry grit (granite) now in place of perlite. I like the heavy weight of it and it holds the roots better.

    • 10 years ago

      That sounds good although I have a HUGE bag of Perlite I bought and will never use it all. But I have problems with the tall Sans tilting so I think your idea of the granite is better. Thanks for letting me know about the granite. I saw your previous post and was planning to use the half and half when I repot this guy.

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