I purchased some plants at the ubc indoor plant sale and 3 are in trouble. I recently moved and I have not had plants for some years as my last place had insufficient light. Now I get lots of light, east facing bay window. However, my place does get quite dry. Being rusty and out of practice of taking care of plants, I probably should have started with easier plants first. The New Blue Chalk Senecio was doing just fine. Then last night it collapsed. I had not watered it for over a week but my friend thinks it is overwatered? The bottom of the stems seem to have died but the tops seem fine. Should I cut off the tops and plant them or will it come back to life? My Jasmine Dreaceae never seemed happy from the start. I first had it somewhat far from my window but then moved it closer to the window. When I brought it home it was just about to bloom. A couple flowers opened and then fell off right away, the rest never opened. Lots of leaves also shriveled and died but what I have left now looks ok once I cleaned it up. I have moved it again thinking maybe it was getting a draft. Another unhappy plant is my Ornamental Pepper Capsium Annuula. Shortly after coming home with me the peppers seemed to dry out and shrivel a bit. I have been monitoring it's water much more closely but it seems worse. I have lost many leaves but no peppers yet. My thoughts at the momement are: water- too much or too little, too far from window, not enough light, draft, too dry, pot/saucer not being right? Can anyone help a rusty plany lover get back into the plant owner world?
Looks like you plants have severe cold damage. Your Senecio is a goner. Just as the name suggests, Capsicum annuum is a tender shrub usually grown as an annual and will not survive over the winter in cold climates. You can propagate it from seed taken from the fruit.
Im no expert but your top plants look like theyre getting too much water? As far as the ornamentals.....i pick off the peppers that start to dry....its a sign to me the fruiting is done for that particular pepper and its getting ready to dry....crack...and seed its environment. I pick the stem connected to the pepper to the node...and in a few days....more peppers. I dry my peppers...cut them...and then cure them for future spicy food nights. :)
Succulent Senecio species can only be propagated from stem cuttings not leaves. They are in the Asteraceae not Crassulaceae. Even then, it is impossible to propagate a plant once its dead. Its far too late to kiss the boo-boo and put a bandaid on it.
