	AllExperts > House Plants
	Search

About Darlene K. Kittle
Expertise
I have been a Master Gardener for 20 years and I raise around 300 houseplants a year including tropicals, succulents, and cacti.

Experience
She is also studying the Japanese art of bonsai with tropical plants and is President of the Fort Wayne, IN Bonsai Club.

Education/Credentials
I am not a hortculturist. I am a Purdue University Master Gardener for over 20 years. I have studied plants on a personal level by growing hundreds of plants annually for the last 35 years. I have also studied under several nationally known American Bonsai experts.

You are here: Experts > Style > Interior Decorating > House Plants > papyrus plant

House Plants - papyrus plant

Expert: Darlene K. Kittle - 11/6/2009

Question
A renter neighbor moved leaving an outdoor papyrus plant. The unit remained vacant and the plant became severely dehydrated. I began sporadically watering it and it sent up shoots. Ultimately I moved it to my unit, which is much shadier, and watered it more regularly. The shoots have now died. It is in an 18" pot. Should I consider dividing? I can't give it more light; is it a hopeless case? Thanks --

Answer
Phyllis,

It is a plant that needs sun. Do you have a friend that you might want to give it to who would like to try it?? It likes lots of water. It can sit in water constantly. In nature it is a plant that grows in sunny swampy areas. If you can't meet those conditions it is hopeless. If a friend can there is hope. Good luck.

Darlene

Add to this Answer Ask a Question