hi i have recently purchased two houseplants from 'ikea'. not the best place i know but these plants are lovely. they are labelled as mikado gold. and look like a type of grass??? with very straight stems and small yellow heads like daisies. i have follwed directions given but am finding that they are not doing too well. i have kept the soil moist as directed and they seem to be drying up?? can you help?? thanks
lucinda

These plants are fairly new on the market in the States (although I can't tell from your email address where you live - they have been popular for a few years in Europe.)
The scientific name is Syngonanthus chrysanthus - they are swamp plants and like to be quite cool, and many houses are too warm and have air too dry for them to be happy. I can only suggest giving the plants plenty of light, and set them in the coolest room in the house. Don't give any fertilizer at all - and I really do mean none.

I have never tried these myself (South Florida would be instant death0, so the above are just ideas from first principles. Good luck. derek

I have just bought a mikado gold plant, I asked at the shop for any infothey had and how big would they grow? They knew very little as they said they are a new plant and they thought it would be a case of trial and error!! They did say that when the flowers die you should cut them down and they would grow again so you should be ok (that's if they are right). Any info on these plants would be gratefully received as at the moment it looks lovely and I would like to keep it that way. It would be interesting to know what part of the worl you live in to see if there is a difference in how they survive, I live in the UK but as I have only just bought it as yet have nothing to report, when I have I will write again.

Susan