My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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Brunfelsia is a shrub it should grow towards up but my plant's branches direction is to d earth. I saw all d pics of this plant on google that it is standing strickly. Plz help me to solve this.
I have placed these sticks to keep away cat to sit on it.
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Re: My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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how much light it gets?? which fertilizer you have used??
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Re: My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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It gets 5 to 6 hrs full sunlight n i gave ojhri ki khaad 15 days ago i water d plant when its soil becomes dry. Plz help me its my favorite plant n its imported. In every week i use Epsom salt.
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Re: My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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Ohh.. dont give epsom salt, keep in filtered light... it is a dwarf form so dont expect to grow tall... pinch the tips to make it bushy... you can take cuttings also to make new plants... it become dormant by November...
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Obviously you want to grow the plant in the pot. I would have supported three strongest growing branches on stakes and let it grow as it is till spring. Hanging branches on a raised pot look nice.
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New updates:-
At sept end 2015 i cut all d branches. After few days i saw new sprouting from cutting edges. And then after 5 to 6 months its growing again.
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At sept end 2015 (Few days after cutting)
At sept end 2015 (Few days after cutting)
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Beautiful new growth... well done..
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You want it to look some thing like this, the follow what I SAID BEFORE.
SELECT THREE STRONGEST BRANCHES AND STAKE THEM TOGETHER, REMOVE EVERY GROWTH EXCEPT THAT ON THESE THREE STEMS.
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Waooo yaar its awesome. I also want to make mine same like this. Is it urs?
U mean i should choose three strongest branches n i should cut the remaing ones n let the three branches to grow n multiply more n more?
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Re: My brunfelsia is growing direction is downward

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Arif bhai kiya yeh aap k ghar ka hy or how long direct sunlight does it receives?
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