http://www.flowersgrowing.com/other-informations-about-kalanchoe-flower-plant/ Your personal florist | All about flowers, gardening, plants, arrangements, flower shops Tue, 13 Sep 2011 05:44:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.flowersgrowing.com/other-informations-about-kalanchoe-flower-plant/comment-page-1/#comment-48956 Lila Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:02:39 +0000 http://www.flowersgrowing.com/other-informations-about-kalanchoe-flower-plant/#comment-48956 Help! My kalanchoe (Blossfeldania) the one in stores at X-mass, was doing splendedly for several mths (bloomed twice ) in it's well drained container,facing west--noon to 5pm sun, No shade ,in trop.zone 9/10 Miami Beach. A couple wks after the 90 degree torrential rains made it grow more lush ,I noticed 2 whole branches w/ leaves intact, fallen on the left side. Perfectly healthy and green until I looked undrneath ,about 3 0r 4 inches down, the stem is dark and very thin, then green and thick again at the soil level. I cut one off and the stems are hollow, hard and dry in that section. Now one day later ,another branch on the right side is falling too!It's happening so quickly! I lifted the light layer of mulch and some of the roots are on the surface of the soil (moist, watered the day before). I found one baby snail, but there are no signs of damage on leaves. Thinking there was a pest (stem borer?) I applied a little 3 in 1 systemic (done before) worked it in gently and covered w/ a little bit of soil and water. Do you think this will harm it? What is happening? Why are the stems falling ? They're not mushy. Why are they hollow? If it took the rain so well ,could it be drying out? Write quick before it's too late ,I want to save my plant! I Appreciate your time. Thanks Help! My kalanchoe (Blossfeldania) the one in stores at X-mass, was doing splendedly for several mths (bloomed twice ) in it’s well drained container,facing west–noon to 5pm sun, No shade ,in trop.zone 9/10 Miami Beach. A couple wks after the 90 degree torrential rains made it grow more lush ,I noticed 2 whole branches w/ leaves intact, fallen on the left side. Perfectly healthy and green until I looked undrneath ,about 3 0r 4 inches down, the stem is dark and very thin, then green and thick again at the soil level. I cut one off and the stems are hollow, hard and dry in that section. Now one day later ,another branch on the right side is falling too!It’s happening so quickly! I lifted the light layer of mulch and some of the roots are on the surface of the soil (moist, watered the day before). I found one baby snail, but there are no signs of damage on leaves. Thinking there was a pest (stem borer?) I applied a little 3 in 1 systemic (done before) worked it in gently and covered w/ a little bit of soil and water. Do you think this will harm it? What is happening? Why are the stems falling ? They’re not mushy. Why are they hollow? If it took the rain so well ,could it be drying out? Write quick before it’s too late ,I want to save my plant! I Appreciate your time. Thanks

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