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Post by Janglers on May 18, 2007 7:13:27 GMT
I bought a phormuim about 4 weeks ago. I have been trying to avoid them as I don't really like having plants that so obviously not British plants. I know a lot of plants in our garden are from warmer climes, but what I mean are large plants like palms etc. However, eventually we are going to have a pond, and I just fell in love with this one. It has green and yellow stripped leaves, tinged with the tiniest bit of baby pink. (Wonder if someone could help me out please, and import a picture because I can't do it!) It cost £7.50 from a Wyevale garden centre, and is about 2ft tall. It is still in the pot I bought it in, but is in a setting with a hosta and some pale yellow marguerites ('mums).
I couldn't believe my eyes yesterday, as I was looking around the garden during a brief spell when it wasn't raining, to discover that it has a 3ft long flower spike on it! I have just read up on it and evidently the flower spikes can reach 15ft and attract nectar loving birds like the tui. That would be nice, but I think their little arms would be very tired if they flew here all the way from New Zealand.
Has anyone had a phormium flower on such a little plant?
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Post by ivy noidea on May 18, 2007 8:31:07 GMT
Is this what you mean, Jan? Found on Wyevale site.
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Post by ivy noidea on May 18, 2007 8:34:26 GMT
I also found this pic by Googling
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Post by Janglers on May 18, 2007 17:35:25 GMT
That's the one. Ta Ives.
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Post by Fi on May 19, 2007 11:15:12 GMT
I bought a phormuim about 4 weeks ago. I have been trying to avoid them as I don't really like having plants that so obviously not British plants. I know a lot of plants in our garden are from warmer climes, but what I mean are large plants like palms etc. However, eventually we are going to have a pond, and I just fell in love with this one. It has green and yellow stripped leaves, tinged with the tiniest bit of baby pink. (Wonder if someone could help me out please, and import a picture because I can't do it!) It cost £7.50 from a Wyevale garden centre, and is about 2ft tall. It is still in the pot I bought it in, but is in a setting with a hosta and some pale yellow marguerites ('mums). I couldn't believe my eyes yesterday, as I was looking around the garden during a brief spell when it wasn't raining, to discover that it has a 3ft long flower spike on it! I have just read up on it and evidently the flower spikes can reach 15ft and attract nectar loving birds like the tui. That would be nice, but I think their little arms would be very tired if they flew here all the way from New Zealand. Has anyone had a phormium flower on such a little plant? I've never grown one, but I do know they are frost tender, so don't forget to wrap it in bubble wrap, or move it indoors to a frost free environment for winter. And Janglers, don't forget to take a picture of it when it flowers - I, or any number of other people, can tell you how to post images on these boards. xx
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Post by Leigh Djonn on May 19, 2007 17:02:27 GMT
Most Phormiums are frost hardy, Cordylines (look similar to Phormiums) are frost tender.
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Post by Fi on May 20, 2007 23:04:53 GMT
Sorry, I should have said half hardy. They will survive winter in the warmer parts of the UK - up here it can get down to minus 20 and they don't like that one little bit. So I still think it's worth protecting them if a very cold snap is forecast.
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