Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise thinning replanting
Hiya,
I'm not a gardner so speak slow =) My landscape was overgrown from many owners letting it grow, I've just about got everything cleared or cutback. I think this is what it is, it has the grogeous orange like crane looking flowers. I have 2 of them, around 4 feet tall and with a wide spread, however like everything else around here they're both within 12 inches of one another. I want to keep 1 of these where its at and move another to another location as they're very crowded and I can't get in there to maintain/ clear out the dead leaves. Is this possible? how large of a root ball/system should I expect? How do I do this? Can I then divide it and have multiple plants? how is that done? Also I assume you do not prune these but instead just cut the dead leaves off? Thanks for any information as I love these but I either got to kill one or replant it. thanks! shawn |
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise thinning replanting
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Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise thinning replanting
Thank you very much for the info it was helpful. For a 4 foot tall
plant how far should I start to dig from the base? I checked today the 2 plants are probably closer to 3 feet apart...so I dont know they might be pretty well intertwined or something in which case I would probably leave them as I dont want to risk loosing 1 of them.. thanks, shawn |
Strelitzia reginae, bird of paradise thinning replanting
In article , (shawn) wrote:
Thank you very much for the info it was helpful. For a 4 foot tall plant how far should I start to dig from the base? I checked today the 2 plants are probably closer to 3 feet apart...so I dont know they might be pretty well intertwined or something in which case I would probably leave them as I dont want to risk loosing 1 of them.. Hi Shawn, I forget where you said you live, but in Southern California people root-prune them with chain saws. So they're pretty tough plants. cheers, Marj * * * Marj Tiefert: http://www.mindspring.com/~mtiefert/ Mediterranean Garden Shop: http://stores.tiefert.com/garden/ In Sunset zone 14-mild |
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