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Hi. I inherited this ... #226716
Asked February 04, 2015, 7:12 PM EST
Hi. I inherited this lovely plant from my mother who died a year ago. In the last three years of her life she was in and out of the hospital. Unfortunately this plant suffered too - I didn't always get there to water it, and sometimes probably left it to sit in water because I was just too rushed. The plant has had this appearance for almost two years. It has not bloomed in at least two years as far as I can recall. Recently, I've noticed exceedingly small little insects on top of the soil. I've only seen them because I had peered in there when I watered it to watch for any strange movement. They're only a few of these and seem to want to hide back in the soil once disturbed. I have looked with a magnifying glass and cannot tell you what their body looks like, but it does appear that they have silver wings. Again - there's only a very few. So I don't know if the plants sickly appearance and these insects are related, but that's all I can tell you to diagnose the problem. Also, I just pulled the plant out of it's pot and didn't notice anything unusual but I did not go exploring to see the roots. I just popped it out and then put it right back in. The soil did seem moist and rather unremarkable in appearance. Can you please tell me what, if anything, I can do to save this plant which my mom loved so much? Thanks very much.
Ramsey County Minnesota