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Posted 3M ago by @CactusAdjacent

I can't wait til Friday to show off Icarus here- if you k...

I can't wait til Friday to show off Icarus here- if you know my plants, you know they were almost exclusively from my late father who never bothered googling their preferred care. It took me way too long to figure out what he even is, what with the attempt at becoming a tree due to light deficit. While trying to secure the spindly stalks a while back, I accidentally broke one off, felt terrible, and shoved it back into the soil hoping for the best. It thrived, so I went back and started cutting to bring him back down to less-above-average geranium height. With a lot more direct light, he's sending out all kinds of new leaves and is way less likely to topple himself over. I don't think all of the cuttings are going to survive, but what is, is vastly better and I'm just so thrilled at all this happy growth. I haven't updated his profile yet if you're curious how far he's come in just over 2 months!
#zonalegeranium #newgrowth #rescueplants #happyplants #plantrehab #freshleaffriday #freshleaves
Icarus
Icarus
Zonale Geranium
10” pot with drainage
Last watered 2 weeks ago
@philove
sophie
850 XP
3M ago
@philove
is your plant getting direct sun? Seems like shes in a very dark place, mine receives sun for like 8 hours and shes always giving flowers
@CactusAdjacent
Azstarael
1370 XP
3M ago
@CactusAdjacent
@philove He gets about 4-6 hours in the winter, more in the summer. He actually kept trying to flower and I snipped them off to encourage more leaves, which he needs a lot more than the admittedly lovely blooms. I took the picture at night, so yeah, it's dark 😉
@teacher12
Laura
8433 XP
3M ago
@teacher12
That’s so cool. You’re doing a great job! 🌱🫶🏻