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Removing Spent Flowers from Kangaroo Paw
Can someone please describe in detail the best way to do this , I have read
vague descriptions and I am affraid of making the plant look ugly by not doing it right. Where is the best place to cut the flowers from, how far away? Should I be removing whole stems from the base, as new ones are growing? If I cut a think stem will it produce more flowers, or just die off? I really like the look of my Kangaroo paw, and want to keep it looking good. Thanks in advance, Anthony. |
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Removing Spent Flowers from Kangaroo Paw
Can you help me in suggestions of keeping mine alive?!
This is the second one i have bought, and im obviously doing something wrong....as this ones not looking to good at the moment i have made sure i havent watered this one too much, got the foliage wet etc.....someone has mentioned that certain fertilisers are not that good for Kangaroo Paws....is this true? It frustrating, i want his one to stay alive! cheers "Anthony P" wrote in message u... Can someone please describe in detail the best way to do this , I have read vague descriptions and I am affraid of making the plant look ugly by not doing it right. Where is the best place to cut the flowers from, how far away? Should I be removing whole stems from the base, as new ones are growing? If I cut a think stem will it produce more flowers, or just die off? I really like the look of my Kangaroo paw, and want to keep it looking good. Thanks in advance, Anthony. |
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Removing Spent Flowers from Kangaroo Paw
Thanks for that Wallaby.
For a second I didn't think anyone was going to help me. Removing at the base it is. Stolie, I am not a professional by any means. I live in Sydney and I hardly have to care for my Kangaroo Paw. It sits in a pot on my front patio, it gets plenty of sun, I water every other day or when I notice the flowers droop. I bought it around xmas time, the flowers from the time are now turning white and plenty of new shoots are popping up. I fertlise using the run-off from my worm farm on an ad-hoc basis (I don't mix it, but I have read that it is better mixed), and nothing else. Wallaby, when is the best time/times to re-pot these plants? Do you have any hints/tips for me also (Is what I am doing right?). Is dividing the best way to propagate these plants? Thanks in Advance, Anthony. "Wallaby Walker" wrote in message ... I have a clump that I continue to ignore and occasionally divide. These are the common old Anigozanthos flavidus variety; I believe you should try buying only those that have been hybridized using this variety, they're stronger especially for the humid east coast. Ones that are not of this strain, I place in large containers in native potting mix. They have all survived. Bush gems seem ok also, and easy to divide after a couple of years. Cheers, Wallaby. PS I occasionally remove the spent flowers from way down at the base. "stolie" stolie666 @hotmail.com wrote in message ... Can you help me in suggestions of keeping mine alive?! This is the second one i have bought, and im obviously doing something wrong....as this ones not looking to good at the moment i have made sure i havent watered this one too much, got the foliage wet etc.....someone has mentioned that certain fertilisers are not that good for Kangaroo Paws....is this true? It frustrating, i want his one to stay alive! cheers "Anthony P" wrote in message u... Can someone please describe in detail the best way to do this , I have read vague descriptions and I am affraid of making the plant look ugly by not doing it right. Where is the best place to cut the flowers from, how far away? Should I be removing whole stems from the base, as new ones are growing? If I cut a think stem will it produce more flowers, or just die off? I really like the look of my Kangaroo paw, and want to keep it looking good. Thanks in advance, Anthony. |
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