I bought my hubby some potted kangaroo paw plants for father's day (from the
kids obviously) and I notice that each plant has several "pups" coming off
the main plant.

Would it be OK to pull those pups off and plant them separately when we
plant them in the garden? Or is kangaroo paw a very delicate creature that
won't take kindly to being manhandled in such a way??

Amanda

they would be Joeys would they not?
I would leave them as they are & just shove them in as they are.
Keep them well drained.
Jock

"A&G&K&H" wrote in message
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|I bought my hubby some potted kangaroo paw plants for father's day (from
the
| kids obviously) and I notice that each plant has several "pups" coming off
| the main plant.
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| Would it be OK to pull those pups off and plant them separately when we
| plant them in the garden? Or is kangaroo paw a very delicate creature
that
| won't take kindly to being manhandled in such a way??
|
| Amanda
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|
|

"Jock" wrote in message
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they would be Joeys would they not?
I would leave them as they are & just shove them in as they are.
Keep them well drained.
Jock

hehe - joeys of course!
I shall shove them in as they are. Luckily our front garden is very well
drained so hopefully they should do well for a WA plant in Qld
Ta
Amanda

"A&G&K&H" wrote in message
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| "Jock" wrote in message
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| they would be Joeys would they not?
| I would leave them as they are & just shove them in as they are.
| Keep them well drained.
| Jock
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| hehe - joeys of course!
| I shall shove them in as they are. Luckily our front garden is very well
| drained so hopefully they should do well for a WA plant in Qld
| Ta
| Amanda
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|

Good luck with it all!
Jock

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"A&G&K&H" wrote:

I bought my hubby some potted kangaroo paw plants for father's day (from the
kids obviously) and I notice that each plant has several "pups" coming off
the main plant.

Would it be OK to pull those pups off and plant them separately when we
plant them in the garden? Or is kangaroo paw a very delicate creature that
won't take kindly to being manhandled in such a way??

It's not delicate -- the usual way to deal with them when they get bushy is to
run a mower over them. But there is probably a particular time of year to
transplant the pups and I dunno whether now is it!

--
Chookie -- Sydney, Australia
(Replace "foulspambegone" with "optushome" to reply)

"In Melbourne there is plenty of vigour and eagerness, but there is
nothing worth being eager or vigorous about."
Francis Adams, The Australians, 1893.

"Chookie" wrote in message
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In article ,
"A&G&K&H" wrote:

I bought my hubby some potted kangaroo paw plants for father's day (from
the
kids obviously) and I notice that each plant has several "pups" coming
off
the main plant.

Would it be OK to pull those pups off and plant them separately when we
plant them in the garden? Or is kangaroo paw a very delicate creature
that
won't take kindly to being manhandled in such a way??

It's not delicate -- the usual way to deal with them when they get bushy
is to
run a mower over them. But there is probably a particular time of year to
transplant the pups and I dunno whether now is it!

Ahh thanks Chookie. I'll let them get established then I'll get some joeys
off them next year.
Amanda