Zebra plant

Penne Johnson
by Penne Johnson
I just purchased 2 Zebra plants that are beautiful about 1ft tall lots of leaves and even bracs beginning. They are in 4" pots, when should I transplant them into a larger pot I understand that their roots grow downward. I have killed about 4 of these by planting them in too large of a pot. Thanks for any info. I have checked the sites referring to these but they don't say size of pots for size of plants.

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  • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Sep 15, 2017

    I usually don't transplant into bigger pots until they get root bound in their present pot. If you are getting flower bracts, I wouldn't do anything as you could lose them when they go into the initial shock and dormancy when you transplant.

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    • Nancy Turner Nancy Turner on Sep 15, 2017

      Thank you for such a compliment. I try to pass on what I have learned through the years since I started pulling weeds for my mom at about six years of age ( about fifty six years ago), I just hope that it is right, Even now I am still learning and will probably never stop. Thanks again. I hope your Zebra plants will do well in their new home!

  • I found some interesting notes about zebra plants here:

    http://www.thegardenhelper.com/zebra_plant.html

    • Penne Johnson Penne Johnson on Sep 15, 2017

      Thank you Elizabeth, I had already read this Gardeners helpers info on theZebras. I am going to follow Nancy above advise and just leave them alone for the time being. Thanks for taking time to answer me. Penne

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Sep 15, 2017

    Check the plant for pot bound roots,if they are