These two plants were photographed on the same day. They are siblings raised from cuttings taken from the same parent plant (i.e. they are identical twins so far as their genetic makeup is concerned - hence we would expect them to behave in the same way). Since they are both kept in a similar environment, it is surprising they have rested (each for about a month) at different times.
This plant unexpectedly took its break back in October, causing me to over-water it. It hasn't looked back since recovering and is now budding up for another flush of flowers. It was not thinned out.
This one is the one you saw last month. which was thinned out.
If you remember, I only cut back one or two stems to maintain appearance. Had I known that it would stop flowering, I would have cut them all right back. I thought that thinning out would release food to the rest of the plant and thus help maintain flowering. So why did it stop? Was this caused by thinning out? And why did it not break in October when its sibling did? I said plants were a mystery.
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