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Trailing hanging basket plants

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  • Kez1980Kez1980 Posts: 71

    to say I only bought it Sunday it was all lush and bushy it seems to be wilting even though I have watered it everyday last thing at night

  • 4thPanda4thPanda Posts: 4,145

    Crikey, that's a HUGE hanging basket image

    I agree with Tetley image 

    I don't use any particular feed, I use ones that you have to dilute (they always seem better value image). At the moment I have Miracle Grow, but I also have Tomato feed from one of the pound shops image

  • Kez1980Kez1980 Posts: 71
    Just rung the nursery he said it's fine in full sun and it needs lots of water plus he said he uses a tomatoe feed he said it's a Himalayan ground cover plant the actual name began with P but he told me that much I missed the name just know it begins with P I have searched through Google but still not getting the proper name of it and I have looked in a gardening dictionary but it's quite old it wasn't in there either
  • YviestevieYviestevie Posts: 7,066

    Call back and ask them to spell the name as you can't find it in your plant dictionary.  Just a thought did you water it in sunshine and perhaps get the leaves wet.

    Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
  • BookertooBookertoo Posts: 1,306

    I think you are right Tetley, and as several folk have said, it doesn't like full direct sun.  Lots of water, as with all baskets, I use a quarter strength seaweed feed every time I water, after the first soak at the end of the day.  Works for me. 

  • Kez1980Kez1980 Posts: 71
    Guy said this Hi it's a parachutes or try blue gem ???
  • Kez1980Kez1980 Posts: 71
    I asked if the spelling was correct he said yes I'm fighting a losing battle here I feel
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,617

    Try Dichondra argentea 'silver falls'

    I'd move it out of sun in this heat and soak in a tub of water.

  • MaisieMMaisieM Posts: 100

    I don't know what it is but a quick google came up with parochetus communis blue gem - could that be it?

  • MaisieMMaisieM Posts: 100

    Oh - found more info. "More commonly known as Shamrock Pea or Blue Oxalis"

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