Date: Mon, 14 Jul 1997 20:36:21 +0100 From: Clarke Brunt <clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2669$foo@default> Subject: Re: Yellow leaves on M. pudica?
On 13 Jul 97 at 7:23, Rick Hyde wrote:
> Can anyone help me with my Mimosa? I have several grown from seed this
> spring planted together in a 6" pot of commercial potting soil. They sit in
> a greenhouse and receive lots of light - the purpurea right next to them
> have colored up nicely. However, the leaves are a rather pale green and the
> lower leaves are yellow and some have fallen off. I've observed this with
> Mimosa before, but I'm not really sure what I'm doing wrong.
Mimosa pudica (aka Sensitive Plant) - not very carnivorous - it would
take a fairly fragile insect to be trapped between the closing leaves
:-)
Anyway, when I last grew these they were very prone to yellowing
leaves followed by leaf drop. First I seemed to conclude that it was
a gross feeder, so fertilise well - if I missed fertilising, the
leaves would soon yellow. And secondly, red-spider mite love
it (and a side effect of their attentions is the traditional leaf
yellowing and mottling followed by drop).
-- Clarke Brunt (clarke@brunt.demon.co.uk) http://www.brunt.demon.co.uk/ Cacti in Mexico, Cacti in flower, Frogspawn, etc.
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