24-06-2009, 09:15 PM
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Lavatera - stunning one year...dead the next. Any ideas?
Rebecca wrote:
Im so dissapointed. Being a relatively new, and very (very!) nervous
gardener I have been thrilled with my Lavatera which was the first
shrub I bought and has been a superstar in the garden the past 3
years.
This year..nothing. Absolutely zilch. Its completely dead.
Admittedly I didnt prune it last year but surely this won't have
killed it?
Trying to do online research I read somewhere that they only live for
about 3 years. Is this right? I thought they lasted forever?(!)
So, is it time to dig it up and start again?
Your thoughts wd be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Becky
Best to take cuttings; you can keep one indefinitely like that.
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David in Normandy.
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