I'm noticing the same floppy foliage here. However, we are having warm temps
in the 70s, then colder days with night temps below freezing (lower 20s). A roller coaster ride
of temps as is usual in this garden for most years during spring.
We brought new potted arrivals inside during cold and freezing temps, and they were flopping
also, but most of these fans are normal now. Think this may have been due to shipping trauma.
I see this with all new arrivals each year, even when they arrive later in the season.
All of the field grown plants have floppy center foliage, but this only began with the colder temps. Before that, the foliage looked just fine, except for some pale veining on some which occurs until the soil warms up. Evidently, the plants need warm soil to take up nutrients. Noticed today that some are greening up and losing the pale veining with the rain and warming trend. This also
happens each year in the same areas of the beds which might have something to do with soil type as well. We have a wide range of soil types, and some may unlock nutrients better than others.
I just look at the floppy foliage and sigh, saying they are not happy. Same thing happens every year,
and when the soil warms, they go back to normal growth.
Many plants are sensitive to the environment. Ever notice beans or tomatoes folding down
during the night, and then spreading out in the morning? I just say they are sleeping.
