Originally Posted by Stoo

Thanks for the replies and the welcome, though I have to admit I'm a bit lost by antes reply (no offence ante!).

Yes there is a bulge in the main stem, it's only about 4 feet high at the moment, it's been bigger in the past but it always gets smaller in the winter (why do I feel like I'm in a carry on film when I type this..) when the leaves die off. The pot's about 9 inches, I can get better answers later on but I'm just going by memory at the moment due to being in work. I can't remember the name of the plant I'm afraid, though I'll have it at home as well. I bought it from b & q so I think it's safe to say it's not a rare or exclusive variety..

I did wonder about the re-potting, in fact I was going to try re-potting it if nothing changed in the next couple of weeks but thought I'd seek out some expert advice first! As you can tell I'm not exactly an expert but I've grown quite attached to it and want to keep it alive, I've taken a few baby ones from the main pot and planted them, most of them died off but one's going strong and has started sprouting it's own new leaves, which is good!