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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 4, 2011 19:35:18 GMT
Will you let the cordyline re-grow? I replanted the area where mine was and mine has sent up a few new shoots. I'm not sure what to do now, the roots are far to big to dig out and I really dont want a Cordyline there now
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Post by peony on Jul 4, 2011 20:12:41 GMT
Will you let the cordyline re-grow? I replanted the area where mine was and mine has sent up a few new shoots. I'm not sure what to do now, the roots are far to big to dig out and I really dont want a Cordyline there now I'm not sure WF, like yours the roots are too big to dig out. I'm putting off making a decision at the moment until I decide exactly what I want to change in that area.
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Post by SueA on Jul 4, 2011 20:32:07 GMT
The babies have got a long way to catch up to their parents haven't they Peony! It's nice to see that they came through though. I had a cordyline which sprouted again last year after the top died in the cold but then the new growth died again this winter the entire plant had rotted down the main stem & root so I gave up.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 5, 2011 6:22:41 GMT
My purple one went the same way Sue. I did manage to get most of the roots of that one out.
I shan't be planting another one.
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Post by peony on Jul 5, 2011 8:27:28 GMT
The babies have got a long way to catch up to their parents haven't they Peony! It's nice to see that they came through though. I had a cordyline which sprouted again last year after the top died in the cold but then the new growth died again this winter the entire plant had rotted down the main stem & root so I gave up.[/quote] I think that may have happened to main stems of mine Sue because it has a very strange smell, so I'm wondering if these new shoots are just 'a last gasp' and may die anyway. That would solve my dilemma ;D
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Jul 5, 2011 10:17:30 GMT
My trunk was very dead but the roots were still alive. The new shoots mine sent up continued to grow all summer. They got killed again last winter but the root was still alive when I dug it up. It would probably have sent up more shoots if I'd left it in.
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Post by peony on Jul 5, 2011 11:53:54 GMT
My trunk was very dead but the roots were still alive. The new shoots mine sent up continued to grow all summer. They got killed again last winter but the root was still alive when I dug it up. It would probably have sent up more shoots if I'd left it in. That is most likely the case with mine WF, it must have an extensive root system as it has been there for at least 15 years. I remember reading in one of the gardening magazines that it is possible to cut off one of the offshoots, providing it has some root, pot it up and get a new plant, so if I decide in the autumn to cut the 3 remaining stumps down completely I might try that
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