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Originally Posted by cowboy51278
Ok, I have a some questions for anyone who grows this den. I got it at a society meeting last sept as a raffle plant. When I got home and did my hmwk I found that it needed a dry rest and was supposed to be deciduous. So before xmas i slowed down the watering...gradually down to a once a month quick shower. All the old canes started to turn brown/yellow and die off and the leaves wouldn't yellow and fall off last years growth. A few people have told me to BURN it in the summer sun and then let it get nipped by a light frost in the fall. Both of these kinda scare me. Dens usually commit suicide on my watch and I don't wanna give this little fella a reason. As of right now Im back to a regular watering 2x a week. Ive accidently knocked it off the shelf and all over the floor twice now. Almost thinking I should try mounting it (its currently in its plastic pot with medium bark as it came). And to my suprise this morning I noticed some new growth. This plant is totally confusing me. HELP! What do I need to do to make him happy???
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I don't have this one but I do have anosmum (superbum) and I start the dry down in late October. No water. No fertilizer. Full sun in south window. The leaves should start to yellow within a week of withholding water. Up till point I had been watering daily. That should be enough of a shock to initiate dormancy. My anosmum is indoors all year. No winter shock except when the heating season comes. I keep the thermostat at 62 at night and 67 day. They will iniate buds all by themselves when ready, usually around early march. Once buds are 1/2"-3/4" long I resume full daily watering. Also the new green growths should have started at base of dry stalks.
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