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bevrw Posts: 1 |
flowering ponytail plant Posted 281 days ago my ponytail plant has six flower stalks. Should I cut these stalks off? Its a very big ponytail with at least 10 offshoots growing on it as well, I know these can be removed and grown seperately, but don't know what to do with them either. Thanks for any feedback |
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imharau Posts: 7 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 263 days ago Well if I could have one flowering stalk I would be happy, not sure I can help you at all, but I have a pony tail plant and it looks sick, the leaves at the bottom all turn yellow and soon I won't have any leaves left at all. |
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bull Posts: 1 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 229 days ago I have two flowering ponytails myself and don't know what to do after the plants flower. Do I cut them off or leave them? But with the yellowing leaves have read that you just trim them off and trim the remaing leaf into slender leaf. Hope that helps. |
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bevrw1 Posts: 1 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 219 days ago thanks for that, I have since taken 3 flower stalks off and dried the seeds and I'm about to take the following 3 off this weekend. It seems OK to me? It's the only way to get the seeds anyway! I don't know about how to fix the leaf problem but I know that it only needs limited water - theres a BB fact sheet about them and it said to be careful. maybe that's what's causing the problem? Sorry can't be more helpful - does anyone know about what to do with the seeds now? |
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robogang Posts: 1 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 204 days ago i have just planted out 100 seeds and i was lucky enough to get all but 8 to grow ..i purchased the seeds from a seller on the net and he just said be patient ..so i waited for about 3 months before i saw any new seedlings.. i use worm castings on all my ponytails and im proud to say they have grown to huge heights in a short space of time .. good luck ... |
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Belladonnablue Posts: 3 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 189 days ago I would definitely cut the flowers off the tree. They look magnificent, but once they have flowered the tree will use a lot of energy to maintain the flowers until the flowers die. |
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mrsdickiknee Posts: 2 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 187 days ago we hsve one here that had no flower for 15 years and then all of a sudden it just started.. it is in a pot we have just left it.. it seems to have done no harm to the plant our ponytail is approx 4foot wide around the base and approx 6 foot high |
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car7558 Posts: 1 |
RE: flowering ponytail plant Posted 146 days ago I have a ponytail in a pot. I'm not sure how old it is my mum gave it to me about 13yrs ago. It has been in the same pot all that time. How old does a ponytail tree need to be before it flowers? I never knew they flowered at all. Would love to see one. |
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