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14 Jul, 2008
Latin Name:
Phormium tenax and Phormium cookianum
Divide plants in the spring. You can start new plants indoors by potting larger rhizome pieces and allowing them to grow a bit, before locating outdoors. Phormium can also be started from seed, although it needs a warm temperature of over 60 degrees F., to germinate.
Problems & Pests: Mealy bugs can infest plants and are hard to eradicate from inside the long leaves. Many times it’s easiest to just dispose of the infested plant.
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17 Jun, 2008
Well done! It really tempts me, as I have the same plant growing under glass. There, it restarts around early April and right now is in flower and about 6ft high. I also have a really deep, dark blue one too. Not quite as vigorous, but look out for T. battiscombei.........
Absolutely agree with Popeymike.
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17 Jun, 2008
WOW i love it ! Would you consider selling some of those seeds ?
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17 Jun, 2008
I think Popeymike is right about the waterlogging. I have several plants that are classed as tender but I'm able to bring them through the winter by keeping them just frost-free and on the dry side. Good luck with your Thunbergia next winter.
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16 Jun, 2008
Well done. Andrea! I bet you were delighted!
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16 Jun, 2008
Well done i've sown some tomatoes this year, never grown them before, i've got no fruit on them yet, but quite alot of flowers. well done.
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16 Jun, 2008
Interesting stuff. I've found that many "tender" plants will take a fair amount of cold and survive as long as they are kept dry- its being waterlogged that often kills them. Hope it flowers again!
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16 Jun, 2008
Wow , Fantastic !!! I was actually thinking about you yesterday and wondering how you were getting on .......no worries there eh ? well done !
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15 Jun, 2008
Oooh! I can almost smell them from here - great success, Andrea! There'll be no stopping you, now!
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15 Jun, 2008
Theirs lots of Tomatoes on those plants,Iv10 Plants myself&iv about4tomatoes now all this sort of size :O
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15 Jun, 2008
I wish i had room for a hammock, that looks great Andrearitcher, ..
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15 Jun, 2008
All that work over the first few months is really paying off now. Enjoy the tomatoes : )
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15 Jun, 2008
you are going to have a bumper crop by the looks of it. well done.
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15 Jun, 2008
congratulations they look very tasty :)
are they cherry tomatoes?
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14 Jul, 2008
I have split Phormiums a few times. Most recently last month I took two out of two very large pots by the front door and they are now very happy in 7" and 9" pots waiting to either be planted or sold.
New Zealand flax was a fight, as it was huge, but this two I have dug up split and re planted around the garden.
Ideal world, when it's not so warm and the plant is resting.
But as long as you give it plenty of water to settle in you shouldnt have any major problems. A couple of sharp spades to slice through the roots, or a sharp knife. You may loose a few leaves as they tend to grow at angles to eeach other. Pul these off or cut them down.
Good luck.
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