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Spider lid wrote:
Does anyone in this group grow Strelizia, or know how to divide it, please?
Yes and no, respectively, though I have divided it.
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.
That's my experience. I had to, because it had cracked its pot, and
I couldn't lift a larger one. I cut through its base and attempted
to do as little damage to the roots as possible, but had to cut out
and remove about half of them (because I had cut them through higher
up). The plants did not flower the next year.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren. |
Strelitzia needs to be very pot-bound before it flowers well. We divided one this spring, and it has taken 4 months before the main section started to show new growth. It will probably be another 12-24 months before it flowers again.
Turn it out of its pot, cut through where there is a gap in the tuber, retaining as many roots as possible. Repot in well-draining compost, making sure that the pot is going to be able to restrict it fairly soon. Keep watered.