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May 2, 2013 8:20 AM CST
Name: Tiffany purpleinopp
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I hope so. I've had these for decades and have finally moved on, just have a few little sprigs that were babies last year, for sentimental reasons. Can't completely let go of a plant I've had for almost 3/4 of my life, and if the darn thing can stay alive all of this time through the weirdness it's experienced, it deserves a spot, even if it's a back row'er now. Most of the time, they don't look great to me, brown tips, bent leaves, the carrot-like roots take a huge amount of space for the amount of foliage. Since learning it's a hardy weed here if it gets on the ground, (and how good ground plants look compared to the potted ones,) the novelty has worn off. The repot should do wonders for your plant. Those huge roots need tons of space and the plant will not stay looking great if they are smushed in a too-small pot. If I didn't insist on hanging baskets for these, or went to the trouble to get a much bigger one, the relationship may not have gotten so sour. Those pots just aren't big enough for the roots on these plants. Not that I don't think they're beautiful, just too frustrating and fussy for me to try to have one as a focal point anymore. One of these days I'll find the perfect pot and the infatuation will flare back up... till then, there's no danger of actually killing this completely, a stalwart plant if there ever was one, whether or not it will win any beauty contests.
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