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Philadelphus 'Virginal'
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I planted a Philadelphus 'Virginal' shrub more than 2 years ago. The plant appears to be healthy but it has never flowered. It is in a sunny spot and I feed it each spring with 'Growmore'. Where am I going wrong? Les |
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Philadelphus 'Virginal'
Leslie Stringer wrote:
I planted a Philadelphus 'Virginal' shrub more than 2 years ago. The plant appears to be healthy but it has never flowered. [...] Mine didn't flower until its third year. Then I found I didn't like the smell. Edwin Bath. |
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Philadelphus 'Virginal'
Edwin Spector wrote in message ...
Leslie Stringer wrote: I planted a Philadelphus 'Virginal' shrub more than 2 years ago. The plant appears to be healthy but it has never flowered. [...] Mine didn't flower until its third year. Then I found I didn't like the smell. A good mulch of good compost or well-rotted farmyard muck every spring will get it going. Best to keep the stuff three or four inches away from the base of the stem, though, in case it harbours a fungus. It's not spring, but now's a perfectly good time to put the first mulch on. If you use growbags, this mulching is a great way to use the contents after cropping. If you haven't got compost etc, it would be worth buying the cheapest growbag you can find just for this job. Scatter a bit of general fertiliser around first, pricking it in if you can get at it. Or you can give it your lawn-mowings. This treatment will most often also revive an old philadelphus which has stopped flowering well. I hope you don't have Leslie's problem with the smell! Mike. |
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