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Droopy Jade

10 years ago

This Jade plant has a lot of sentimental value to me so I tend to get nervous whenever something seems wrong. I set it outside and it seemed to love it at first but now it's all droopy! At first I thought it was just leaning towards the sun since its drooling in the same general direction, but I moved it and it seemed to get worse and now some of the lower leaves are dropping. It's been a little wet and humid lately and I wasn't sure if that would cause dropping. I checked the roots for rot and there doesn't seem to be any. Does anyone have any suggestions for reviving it?


Comments (6)

  • 10 years ago

    It looks like it is in dense soil, good drainage is beneficial for succulents.

    And the soil is topped too high around the trunk - it was potted too low into the pot, but topping the soil may not be that good, especially if more water retaining. Plant should have been lifted, more soil added below it.

    Are you saying there are no roots or that there isn't any rot?

    The plants 'arms' are too long and etiolated. It didn't receive enough light so it is stretching and the leaves are too far apart. It should be more compact. In less light, the branches grow too long and relatively week so they can't support themselves.

    If my plant, I would prune it quite a bit. Pruned off pieces will grow into new plants if you want them (or gift them, many ppl would be happy to receive cuttings).

    And if you use better draining mix and give it more light, it will be very nice plant. Looks quite healthy otherwise.

  • 10 years ago

    The plant does look in reasonably good condition. From my point of view, the plant is stretching, not drooping. In my perspective, droopy is a loss of turgor pressure in the leaves and stems. If you want it to look like it did before, you will need to do a pretty heavy pruning. Acclimate the plant to full sun, and it won't stretch.

    Also, do what rina said, too.

    Good luck!

    ~palmsandsnow

  • 10 years ago
    last modified: 10 years ago

    Should I be concerned that this wasn't a gradual change though? Two days ago it was standing up perfectly straight and yesterday it started to lean over. I know it is quite stretched and that was due to unavoidable circumstances (upstate New York winters) but its etiolation has never caused it to do this before.

    Also for clarification, there are roots and they looked quite healthy. No signs of root rot. Though the root ball is a little small compared to the rest of the plant which caused it to tip over unless I planted it deeper in the pot. I'll plan to switch it back, however, and just keep an eye on it to make sure it hasn't fallen over.

    The soil itself was made especially for succulents in a nursery nearby and I've never had problems with it being too dense or retaining too much water. I do add a layer of soil (less than an inch) to the top though for my own aesthetic purpose.

    As for pruning, how would you suggest I go about this? I'm always nervous to make cuts which is why I haven't yet.

  • 10 years ago

    When I have a plant that is not stable in the pot I use rocks to prop it. Sometimes large, sometimes small.

    Once the root system will support the plant, the rocks can be removed.

  • 10 years ago

    That's a great idea! Thanks for the suggestion!