In the spring, they sell lots of springy flowers, and my favorite is the dahlia. Of course, my favorite is the pink dahlia. Every year, my mom gets me a dahlia. And, every year, I kill it.
Dahlias look like this:
This year, I took great care of it. I found it a nice, sunny place to live, gave it lots of water (but not too much). From day one, it's been looking bad. Lately, things have gotten worse, and when I went to water it today, this is what I found:
I'm not a plant expert, but I know that this is not a good sign. In fact, I'm pretty sure that my plant has spider mites. I do not know if there is a cure, or if they are contagious. I'm not worried that I'm going to catch them or anything, but I have a couple of other plants that were in the same window sill...
Not a fantastic start to my weekend.
2 comments:
Oh dear! I started a wee herb garden of my own, and that's what my oregano kind of looks like. The other herbs are doing fantastically, but I put different soil in the oregano pot (oops!) so it always *looked* damp, even when it wasn't (double oops!). Hopefully it will recover, like your little plant here. They are pretty when they look like they're . . . supposed to.
oh Liz, I am so sorry! I got a daisy type plant, and one day last week i came home and it was all wilted. i panicked, and now it gets water every day and i put it in my window to get sun all the time. it perked up thankfully. but i can understand your predicament. i tend to kill my flowers by accident too!
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