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Tetratheca Thymifolia Alba - White

Posted by pennyw74 Sydney/NSW (My Page) on
Mon, Jan 5, 09 at 18:41

Hi

I have had this plant in a pot for over a year now, it has grown really well, flowered and I gave it a light prune to shape.

Now, it's turning brown.

What has happened?

What have I done?

A small "patch" is turning brown and now the tips are turning brown.

I don't want to lose it.


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RE: Tetratheca Thymifolia Alba - White

Most likely your Tetratheca is suffering water stress. Native plants are not uniformly drought tolerant and Tetratheca are certainly not among the most drought tolerant of native plants.

I am not familiar with Tetratheca in field conditions but quite possibly they die back to their root stock in drought and re-shoot once moisture levels improve. This is very common among a wide range of native plants.


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