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eira_capelan

Plant identification and pruning advice? :)

8 years ago

Hello!!


I was hoping to find someone on here who could tell me what this plant is called? I bought it at a supermarket with no info given...


I have had the plant since Jan 2018 and was struggling with it at first (you may see that some leaves dropped in the beginning showing some bare stems in the photo) but since mid-Feb it has been growing almost alarmingly. In pic 3 I indicate how much it has shot up since maybe 15/2.


It is now so large and spindly that I am considering pruning/repotting it as it is starting to look rather weird and squid-like :)


Does anyone have any advice on how best to do this and what would look good?

I have only recently started my 'indoor garden' and though it is doing ok I would really appreciate some insights from more experienced people!


Thanks!







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  • 8 years ago

    Probably not, but thank you! Happy to share the suggestion, it's a plant I have & love! Stem cuttings propagate easily. The base has probably been busy forming a tuber, which would probably appreciate more space at this point. I repotted a few of mine yesterday and forgot to take a pic of the big tubers on the older ones. Once the trunk lignifies, it will be set in position. Rotating halfway whenever you water could help keep it more symmetrical.

    You could take cuttings, add a stake or some kind of trellis, or cultivate it as a leaning, dangling entity as it continues to grow as-is.

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