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Old 18-08-2009, 02:31 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Strelizia question

I will soon need to divide and repot my father's Strelizia. I have googled
for advice, but found the results either ambiguous or conflicting *and* from
various continents, so it is hard to discern the best season to attempt
this.

The plant is in South Yorkshire. It spends the summer outdoors on a
sheltered patio, and the rest of the year indoors in a conservatory. It is
now a large plant which, this year, put out several handsome flowering
spikes. I am assured it is getting too big for its place in the
conservatory, which is why I am being asked to divide it.

Does anyone in this group grow Strelizia, or know how to divide it, please?
I get the impression it could be an horrendous job, possibly somewhat
destructive, but there is no detail to guide me. I would *really*
appreciate some advice.

Thanks for your time.

Spider