Pedilanthus macrocarpus is generally vertical in growth habit. Some environmental conditions can make the shape a little more squirrelly: If they are not in direct sun, then the growth of the stems can become weaker and stretched out, to the point where they start to flop over or grow curly and sideways. Sometimes in very hot climates, such as central Arizona, or the Palm Springs valley, they tend to grow with a more curly shape and form and not so vertical. Old branches sometimes will become heavy and flop over, but new stems from base should generally be vertical, if not dealing with the above 2 conditions.
Hi Tom. I came across recently. Thank you for addressing this not so common gardening challenge. I have sunny garden on a slight slope. What do you do when the soil at the front starts to erode away
Hi There, I have one whos gotten super tall!!!! She is now starting to fall over and some of her is breaking because shes too top heavy, any suggestions?!
I came across a lady slipper plant at Home Depot yesterday. I didn’t know what it was, just that it look like a succulent. It was the only one there so I put it in my cart. Throughout the rest of my shopping trip several people stopped me to ask me about the plants. That’s when I knew I had some thing really unique. I’m getting ready to plant them into their new forever home today. I’m trying to make sure I do everything just right.
I have just purchased ripple Jade. In my zone 6 It’s not the summer that concerns me but the winter. Mine will be in a container but I need to understand how to care for it in inside during our freezing winters. Thank you
