Hello i rescued this dancing dolphin plant 4 days ago and...
1ft to light, indirect
6” pot without drainage
Last watered 2 years ago
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Hey Vanessa 👋 Ooh she's going to be so pretty when you've nursed her back to health! 🥰 Their flowers are amazing!
Yes you can absolutely prop them in water! 🥰 I usually dip the stems in honey first but they should root really easily, they're similar to tags in that respect 😁 she likes bright, indirect light (so a position where the sun doesn't fall directly on her leaves for more than like an hour of the day is perfect. Trailing plants are often sold as low light because they CAN manage with less light, but in reality that just leads to a really leggy plant!! Lol 😂💚 so north facing window, or a little back from and east or west is best.
As she grows you can keep propegating cuttings from her and putting them back in the pot... It will keep her bushy and lovely looking, and encourage her to grow! 💚
I rescued a Tradescantia Nanouk that was in very similar condition!! I had to lose a lot of the original plant because mine was actually less healthy than that one (I think she hadn't been watered for ages by whoever had her! Poor girl) and if she can go on, so can yours! 🥰💚 Xx
Yes you can absolutely prop them in water! 🥰 I usually dip the stems in honey first but they should root really easily, they're similar to tags in that respect 😁 she likes bright, indirect light (so a position where the sun doesn't fall directly on her leaves for more than like an hour of the day is perfect. Trailing plants are often sold as low light because they CAN manage with less light, but in reality that just leads to a really leggy plant!! Lol 😂💚 so north facing window, or a little back from and east or west is best.
As she grows you can keep propegating cuttings from her and putting them back in the pot... It will keep her bushy and lovely looking, and encourage her to grow! 💚
I rescued a Tradescantia Nanouk that was in very similar condition!! I had to lose a lot of the original plant because mine was actually less healthy than that one (I think she hadn't been watered for ages by whoever had her! Poor girl) and if she can go on, so can yours! 🥰💚 Xx
Hey Vanessa ☺️ I wouldn't worry too much... I find most cuttings "dip" in health a bit when you first try to prop them... Before they start to root they're surviving on the bare minimum of nutrients, but as soon as she starts to kick out roots she'll perk up 🥰 I would top the water off every couple of days... If it gets really icky change it out entirely (you can get build ups of gunk in the prop bottle after a few days lol). Hopefully she should perk up very soon! Xxx