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Expert: Darlene K. Kittle - 8/4/2006


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Hello, I guess Eucalyptus is not really a house plant but I started growing it indoors when I was living in North Carolina. It was doing really good, until I moved to Florida, I still have it indoors and water it regurlarly but it's just withering and dying. Please help me!

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Patricia,

I live in northern IN. and have not grown eucalyptus. Below is a wonderful site that has a lot of detailed information.  http://www.angelfire.com/bc/eucalyptus/eucgrowing.html

You didn't say where in Florida you live. That site says they hate being rootbound in a pot so I suspect that is your problem. The best answer may be to plant it in the ground. Read the site and let me know what you decide. Good luck.

Darlene

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Darlene K. Kittle

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I have been a Master Gardener for 23 years and I raise around 300 houseplants and bonsai trees a year including tropicals, succulents, and cacti.

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

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Fort Wayne, iN Master Gardeners. President of the Fort Wayne Bonsai Club. Allen County Master Gardeners

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I am not a hortculturist. I am a Purdue University Master Gardener for 23 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.

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