Now that we are back from our travels, I wanted to share my latest information with you all. I think I mentioned the African Gardenia (Mitriostigma axillare) before but if I did not, it is such a great houseplant with such a sweet soft aroma...anyhow, mine has been sitting in my bedroom, just blooming and growing for several years. I did not cut it back because I was just curious to see how tall it would get. I have decided it is time to take out the main leader and give the rest of the plant more strength to grow into a more full bush.........not going to happen......thank goodness I decided to ask Logee's how much I can take off and much to my complete astonishment they said 1/3 of the leader is the max or I will kill the plant. Wow, was I surprised and now the plant will look really stupid....the middle leader is over 24 inches tall and Logee's said no more than 8 inches for sure. I did find out that I can take those 8 inches and try and root them in water. They gave me the instructions of how to do it. I must say, they are extremely helpful and free with information. Something hard to find these days with people who are in the business to make money. Here is what it looks like now. They ask for a picture and sent me an email with the information. Nice huh?????
You can put this information in your little files and if you ever get one of these plants remember not to permit it to grow too tall before you decide to trim it. My lesson for the day.
