purpleinopp said:The past couple years, I've let more plants get 1-sided, especially some group/combo plantings. I theorize that the plants spend zero extra energy re-orienting themselves that way, it gives me a new area in which to experiment (pots with a distinct front & back,) and they way they cram into the house for winter, it's just not possible to turn some at all, especially at the pace required to stop a lean, and the puzzle doesn't fit any other way in some spots. I went heavily in that direction this past winter & it was my best winter ever for keeping everything alive while in the not-as-comfortable conditions inside (vs. outside for summer where it's warmer, brighter, more humid, more moist more of the time.)
Older Aloes are always leaning if they have to spend winters or more time inside. IDK why they aren't more common in hanging baskets where the inevitable lean would look more normal (and pose no risk of tipping the pot over.)
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