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Forum: African Violets and GesneriadsReplies: 8, Views: 52
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raisingsouls
Baltimore, MD
(Zone 7a)

October 19, 2009
11:07 AM

Post #7185992

I bought this lipstick plant from logees about 3 months ago. It's been growing nicely, and even bloomed with 2 flowers, which were very delicate and dropped off when hit by a ball of my son's!

It's growing UP, and I know it's a hanging basket, but the stems are growing up diagonally, about a 45 degree angle, once they get big. They're not curling down to hang over the basket- and the problem is that once they get about a foot long they're cracking off at the base. This morning a branch cracked- this is the second time this has happened to me- what can I do about this?

Also, the branch is about 10 inches long- how can I propogate it?

Thanks so much:)

Ellen

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