Does anyone grow phormiums? I just bought one and I'd like to divide it. Is there a best time of year to do that? I will be growing it in a pot, since it's not hardy enough to take our winters. Do they bloom better when they are pot-bound? Thanks for any suggestions.
Yep Katy, that looks like the same thing. Do yours bloom? And are they hard to divide--do they resent being chopped up or do they recover easily? Thanks!
Yep Katy, that looks like the same thing. Do yours bloom? And are they hard to divide--do they...
Hi....no my plants dont bloom.....when I got them nine years ago they were about ten inches tall one is very big now....I had no need to divide them as I had a few to start with.....I was told they may die off in winter....ie frost or heavy snow....but mine stay okay....just grow bigger every year.......cheers Katy
Yep--this is the first year nurseries in my area are carrying them, so I'm giving them a try. I'm bad with plants that have to come in for the winter--I usually say '##&@^ it's too heavy' when I need to drag them in come October.
Yep--this is the first year nurseries in my area are carrying them, so I'm giving them a try. I'm...
We have a couple in pots and one in the garden that survived the winter in Ireland. Not too frosty here though, and very little snow. They seem to be shredded by the wind. There are several different varieties and some (Phormium tenax) grow to 4 metres and have flowers on tall spikes. My book says they'll stand temperatures down to -12C if given a dry winter mulch - and also says they divide best in Spring.
Thanks charlie--I trust actual experience over books when it comes to plants. We have a winter similar to Ireland except when the Canadians leave their freezer door open and then we can drop from the 40s F. to 0 in a day. I think I'll hack them up and try some inside and some under mulch.
love the comment about the freezer door cafeine katie.
i have a friend who is from Canada that lives close by and she has told me about the winters over there brrrrr.
its a bit brrr here this morning but we donr get it that cold
they do look like they'd make a lovely addition to one's garden--it's so cool to be able to drop in here and learn of so many different things
by the way, i have question about one of my three rosebushes--2 of them are doing very well, but one is simply not doing any growing whatever. it is just now getting a little of the waxy coating the others were covered in early on--and it's starting to get darker green and black along the trunk--how do i save my rosebush??? it gets plenty of water and is in same soil and conditions as other two, but just not progressing
thanks, sunny, will try, but bush is so short already where it just never started growing after i bought it. do you think i may need to get ir extra food, too? i'll try cutting the only 2 dead twigs on it, maybe they're holding it back?
I never bother with my roses like I should do and they seem to survive. Take the rose bush to the nursery and they will tell you what is wrong.
yes you should always cut the dead twigs off as it takes the goodness out of the rest of the bush and also cut the dead roses off as well, because that can effect the bush also
sure, maureen. give me a minute or few. it will take longer to upload than snap, of course. i'll even snap the other two in there to show what i mean. as long as i leave them alone, they're doing good.
maureen, it won't let me attatch the pics--says too large, will see if nursery can tell me what's wrong, though hate to dig it up--thank you for the try, though. :
hi, maureen, sorry so long on reply, but plates' been overflowing, sts. pulled the plant up the day before yesterday to see what was going on. even the roots were dead. on the underside of the trunk, there were what looked like fungus growths--i do believe i had bought a diseased bush. but the other two are still doing well. may find another breed to plant for next year's season, though they wouldn't bloom this year planted so late.
but the other two are still doing well. may find another breed to plant for next year's season, though they wouldn't bloom this year planted so late.