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Gardening

GoDawgs

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7. Both will continue to get taller as long as they grow

Reply to aikoaiko (Reply #5)

Sat Sep 3, 2016, 07:31 PM

Sep 2016

But only the top 14- 18” or so (dorado) and top 22-26” (deremensis-janet craig) will have leaves. The oldest(ie: bottom) leaves eventually die and leave behind a textured trunk sort of like a skinny palm tree.

If it gets too tall, just cut off the top below the leaves and plant it in a new pot, it will start a new plant. The old trunk will stop growing and will sprout 1or 2 new small trunks below where you cut it and then continue growing upward

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Poison Ivy. ret5hd Sep 2016 #1

I was thinking about an ivy or a creepy jasmine aikoaiko Sep 2016 #6

what direction does window face (due west? northwest? southwest?) hlthe2b Sep 2016 #2

The window faces west and is direct until the last 2 hours of daylight aikoaiko Sep 2016 #4

2 nice foliage plants with easy care & accepting a wide range of conditions GoDawgs Sep 2016 #3

Does the Dorado get tall? aikoaiko Sep 2016 #5

Both will continue to get taller as long as they grow GoDawgs Sep 2016 #7