GOLDFISH PLANT

	GOLDFISH PLANT. Moth. 30/12/01. Does anyone know the House Plant ( GOLDFISH) ???? Columnea Sannne. I have sent the Piccie of it to PIP and Sox it was in full Goldfish flowers when I bought it but it is now dropping its leaves. Does anyone else have it as it is Quite an unusual plant. Pip here adding a bit onto Moth's message - A photograph of Moth's Plant can now be seen in the Photo Centre - Garden Forum Album. Edited by: pipnsox at: 12/31/01 4:17:56 pm.
	Goldfish Plant. My Gardener. 4/1/02. Hi Moth, Columnea, perenial, some have velvety foliage, some smooth. Flowers are showy,tubular and hooded, orange and yellow with sightly fleshy leaves. This the one ??Trails 2ft or more and should flower through Oct to April.Min Winter temp 13c. Needs slight shade and to be sprayed in summer.Grow in 3 paryts peat (?) and 1 part sphagnam moss. You can take cuttings March till May when temp is 21c. Only reason for the leaves to drop that I can think of is overwatering , not spraying or letting the tenp drop too far Hope this helps Alan.
	Goldfish Plant. Moth. 5/1/02. Thanks Alan but I think that it is gradually dieing. anyway thanks for the information. from Moth.
	Re: Goldfish Plant. Pipnsox. 9/1/02. Hi Moth Sometimes a shock to the system works with houseplants. In the past when I have had this sort of thing happening I have knocked the plant out of the pot - checked for rot on the roots, and if it was present, trimmed them up, then repotted in the appropriate mixture, moisten slightly and then leave in a cool place to recover. I have then sometimes been brutal with the top of the plant by giving it what I call 'a haircut'. By this time the plant looks quite sorry for itself but frequently it recovers when all else fails. Ideally if this happens in the summer a good place is a shady spot in the garden - but not to be recommended at this time of year. Ive tried this on various different plants when I have been about to give up on them. If you are at that stage then its worth a try - you've got nothing to loose Pip.
	Re : Goldfish Plant. Moth. 10/1/02. Thanks for all this advice I have now brought it back into the house and pruned it. I will let you know if it recovers later From Moth.