The Song of India is the small yellow and green variegated plant in front of the rubber plant shown below. In my zone 9b garden, it receives a short, light sprinkle of water twice weekly. It is mulched once per year and it has black weed block fabric between the sandy soil and the mulch.
It is on the north side of the house, so it gets filtered sun during mid-day.
After the first 6 months, it had 4-5 windey shoots, no main stem. I trimmed off 5 inches of 3 of the stalks. After another 6 months, it had 10 windey stalks. So, each time you trim one branch, two new branches grow back...this is very common in many plants. Check out how my dracaena does the same thing. And check out how my avocado puts out new shoots wherever you pinch it back.
Last year, I had pruned the plant back. Instead of throwing away the pruned branches, I stuck of them in the ground and watered it daily for a few months. After a few months, I dig it up and dusted off the dirt so I could see how the roots formed. They look great!
So, I have planted this new baby plant in a sunny spot in the front yard and I'm happy with it. The price was sure right...free!
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