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My poor wee Hummel

10 years ago

Hi folks, I nip in here sporadically and you have always been very generous with your advice ..... Well I'm back!!!! :)
I bought a hummels sunset about two months ago. When it arrived it was four plants very loosely planted in one pot so I separated them. They are planted in 50/50 cactus perlite. They are kept in the greenhouse and I only water when dry. Now the problem ..... When I touch the leaves (mainly the large bottom ones) they just drop off. Is it possible the plant is too young to support the larger leaves or am I doing something horrible the dont like. All the leaves round the pots in the pic are the ones that have dropped
Any advice would be very much appreciated
Kind regards
Averil UK

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greenman28 NorCal 7b/8a
10 years ago
My Hummels shed leaves this time of year, but mostly they blanch white, the margins burn, and then they drop off. After which, new sun-accustomed leaves grow.

The leaves on yours look plump and healthy, however.

Josh
averil
Original Author
10 years ago
Hi Josh, thanks for your reply. Yes the plant and leaves seem to be nice and healthy that's why I'm a bit anxious about the leaf drop. Maybe it's just being a bit temperamental and will settle down. I hope so
Kind regards
Averil (UK)
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