Sometimes those discount plants at the nursery really turn into something given a second chance, like this Japanese maple I brought home and gave to my mom. I forget what was wrong with it at the time, but you wouldn't know it now.
I bought a half-dead geranium for $5. Regular pots of the variety were selling for $25 at the time. It quickly came back to life with a bit of water. Then I took cuttings and gave the cuttings away to friends and neighbours. Those cuttings have grown into plants that line 2 streets in 2 suburbs in Sydney, thrive in a street garden in Melbourne and a firmly established in my mother's garden and producing more cuttings.
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