I am attempting to not kill my new desk plant, a braided "money tree" (pachira aquatica). I was out of the office last Thursday & Friday, as well as over the weekend, and when I returned this morning, I found the previously robust and promising new growth on my little tree drooping. One bit of new growth- a stem about an inch long with four long & skinny new leaves- has lost all of its rigidity so that it has gone completely limp, and the leaves have gone limp and curled under at the edges. Another, smaller new shoot still has some strength in its 1/2-inch stem, but its four tiny, narrow baby leaves are curling down (imagine an umbrella or a palm). I've kept the little guy about 4-6 inches under the fluorescent light on my desk all day, and I watered it a tiny bit, even though the soil seems cool and damp to the touch. (I have had this plant about two weeks, and this is the first time I have given it any water). The leaves are all lime-peel green, with the limp one being a shade or two lighter. The bigger, older leaves all seem pretty healthy despite whatever hurt the little ones. What can I do to get my new growth looking perky and healthy again?
I think that your plant could still be in shock....? Heres how I grow mine: I let my money tree's soil go dry (real dry) and then I give it tons of water. I mist it every other week so the plants leaves will have a money color to it. Ive found that my plant likes part sun.
