"Robert" wrote in message
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: Hi,
: I have grown Phormium Tenax from seed - collected locally from an
: old garden in Aberdeen. The largest of my plants (all pot grown)
: would be 4 - 5 ft high with a spread of 3 - 4 ft - it's in a largish
: pot - 20" or so. It would be 3 -4 years old now. Has anyone any idea
: when it might / could flower? Should I try giving it a higher potash
: feed this spring?
:
: Chris S

Mine flower in a good summer, not that they're worth holding your breath
for

Robert South West England



Hmm, if it's sun and warmth they need I'm goosed! I did plant one of them in
a "sunny" border, but it turned it's toes up and hasn't been seen since -
vanished over winter - don't know if it was the cold or wet, or a
combination thereof that got it.

Chris S