Sick plant?
#CatawbaRosebay New to gardening in general and lawns and plants and well everything in general. I got this gal at a local nursery on clearance for $5 hoping to bring it back to life. Some of the leaves are grey and crispy, and it just looks sad in general. Can you tell me how to make it happy? Also can I plant it near (7-10 feet away or so) a creek? Does it need a stake for support? How deep will it root? Basically I’m just looking for literally any advice, thank you. Blessings.
13” pot with drainage
Last watered 9 months ago
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It looks like it is severely lacking water. Sometimes the dirt gets so packed and even old that it will not allow the water to actually get to the roots that need it. If you have something long and thin like a skewer, stick it down in the dirt several times right through the root ball! When I get a bad one I put probably 7-8 holes in the root ball then water it until water comes out the bottom then set it in a saucer of water for a couple of hours. That will probably help, if it doesn’t I would repot it. GOOD LUCK TO YOU BOTH! 🪴
@Ponytailmom thank you!! I will try that!