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By Nick1

Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom Gb

Hi, i've got a pink stripe phormium in the boarder of my garden. it was planted last summer (09) and the leaves have started to go a brown colour (may 10). should i cut them off or just leave it and see what happens? now sure if it has to much water or feed. over the summer i'll normally feed it every other week


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i lost all my phormium over winter it was so bad, i usually take off brown leaves, they have probably got hit by winds or frost, wont do them any harm to remove,

2 May, 2010

Sid
Sid
 

yeah, looks like I've lost 2 phoriums too...I'm just waiting to see if new leaves come up before I dig them out :-(

2 May, 2010

 

sid i got jester last year loved it but didnt get through, ive waited but not a sign of life anywhere ;o((

3 May, 2010

 

thanks. do you think phoriums have a better chance of survival in pots rather than in the garden?

3 May, 2010

 

im not sure nick if , pots get colder with frost dont they, the only one i have left from last year is in the ground,maybe someone else will know the answer to that one

3 May, 2010

Sid
Sid
 

One of mine was in a pot, so I think the answer is no! Although of course things in pots CAN be moved somewhere sheltered....unfortunately that didn't occur to me this winter :-(

3 May, 2010

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