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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 4, 2011 16:13:18 GMT
I was sure we already had this thread, it must have been on the old forum. I have another casualty, one more Phormium bites the dust. This is the forth huge one, I think it is time to give up on them and find something much tougher. I don't think my Sweet William will flower this year either ;D
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Post by peony on Feb 4, 2011 16:22:15 GMT
That's a sad sight WF I've just been watching all the leaves blowing off my 20 year old cordyline, which is looking very sick
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 4, 2011 16:36:06 GMT
My garden has taken a bit of a hammering over the last two winters. You can see the remains of my cordyline to the right of the phormium.
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2011 16:57:48 GMT
I've lost two Ceanothus, one at least of my Loropetalums, my little Pittosporum has dropped half its leaves, all the shrubby Salvias look ropey (they might shoot from the roots though) and my Phormium 'Platt's Black' looks half dead too. I'm not at all sure if the Cortaderia is OK either - I can't see any green leaves on it. There will be more casualties, I'm sure, as well as amongst the perennials. I just don't know at the moment until April.
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Post by steve on Feb 4, 2011 17:48:33 GMT
Is there any chance the Phormoium will grow from the roots like some Cordylines? or once it gets to that state has it gone belly up? mine is like that too
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Post by peony on Feb 4, 2011 18:19:16 GMT
Is there any chance the Phormoium will grow from the roots like some Cordylines? or once it gets to that state has it gone belly up? mine is like that too With my cordyline its the centres of the leaves which have gone mushy which seems to have killed it, but on my phormium, although the outside leaves have collapsed, the centre seems to be OK, but I suppose its just a case of "wait and see".
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2011 18:30:40 GMT
My Phormium just looks very sad and shrivelled. It'll have to go. I was intending to do a 'makeover' of that part of the bed anyway, so I shan't mind losing it.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 4, 2011 18:30:49 GMT
Is there any chance the Phormoium will grow from the roots like some Cordylines? or once it gets to that state has it gone belly up? mine is like that too Once it looks like this I'm afraid it has probably had it. I found it was the roots that have died. I've got two others which have a more lax growth which meant the leaves protected the roots but the leaves have had it. I was hoping they would pick up during the summer but they struggled and then got hit again last winter.
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2011 18:33:34 GMT
Exactly. It just looks awful atm. I shall dig mine up as soon as I can get onto the soil.
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Post by wildlifefriendly on Feb 4, 2011 18:43:32 GMT
I'll be digging mine out too. It will be the perfect spot for a Ginkgo
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2011 19:02:16 GMT
Oooh - I'd love one of those! ;D
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Post by Cherry on Feb 4, 2011 19:23:25 GMT
My Ceanothus thyrsiflorus is a goner I'm afraid. Best not to speak to me about it.
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longs
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Post by longs on Feb 4, 2011 21:14:49 GMT
My knees aren't doing too well either
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Post by Geranium on Feb 4, 2011 21:15:46 GMT
My Ceanothus thyrsiflorus is a goner I'm afraid. Best not to speak to me about it. Mine too.
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Post by sweetpea on Feb 6, 2011 13:21:52 GMT
That's a sad sight WF I've just been watching all the leaves blowing off my 20 year old cordyline, which is looking very sick Same here. We had to dig one out last winter and it looks like more going kaput this year too. Shame because they are/were both pairs one on each side of path. Now the symmetry will be lost.
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