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Aug 2, 2015 9:53 AM CST
Name: Elaine
Sarasota, Fl
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Hm, two things from looking at the picture. It looks like the plant may be planted too deep? The new shoots are coming up from under the potting soil instead of off the stem of the mother plant as I would expect. Maybe gently smooth the soil away from the plant's base a bit and see what's under there?

Also, is the base of the pot sitting in water, or is that just a shiny tray you have it sitting on ? Very few plants tolerate what we call "wet feet". If the tray is there to supply humidity as well as to catch run-off from watering the pots, try putting some pebbles in the tray to hold the bottoms of the pots up out of the water. You can buy bags of pebbles or glass beads at craft stores, and I got nice ones at IKEA for a couple of bucks, too.

Did Logee's ship these plants to you? If they were in a box, traveling in a truck in the heat of summer, that may have given them a bit of a shock, too. Most often a healthy plant will recover, but a week or so in the shade rather than straight into full sun might have helped when you first got the plant.
Elaine

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