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Gunnera
I think that's the name anyway...has anyone grown this before? I have a
large pond and I want to plant some things that cover up some of the ugly areas around the edge, and also create some private areas. I saw Gunnera in a catalog and it looks neat. What is your experience with it? Does it really grow as big as they say it does? Is it as pretty as in the catalogs? Thanks! Angie Boonies of East Texas |
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junkyardcat wrote:
I think that's the name anyway...has anyone grown this before? I have a large pond and I want to plant some things that cover up some of the ugly areas around the edge, and also create some private areas. I saw Gunnera in a catalog and it looks neat. What is your experience with it? Does it really grow as big as they say it does? Is it as pretty as in the catalogs? They are a beautiful plant. They take a few years to establish and get to full size. They need lots of water and partial shade. Fertilize 3 times a year. -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 |
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Hi Angie, Great advice from Travis. Here's some sites that should be helpful as well. http://www.worldplants.com/gunnera.htm http://www.banana-tree.com/Product_D...t_ID~18938.cfm Newt
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they are thugs. Water celery comes in green and a variegated pink, white, green and
gets up to 18" high and is great for water filters too. much easier plant. Ingrid "junkyardcat" wrote: I think that's the name anyway...has anyone grown this before? I have a large pond and I want to plant some things that cover up some of the ugly areas around the edge, and also create some private areas. I saw Gunnera in a catalog and it looks neat. What is your experience with it? Does it really grow as big as they say it does? Is it as pretty as in the catalogs? Thanks! Angie Boonies of East Texas ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List at http://list.lovemyoldhome.com/puregold/ WEBSITE AT: http://www.mu.edu/~buxtoni/puregold/home.html www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the recommendations I make. AND I DID NOT AUTHORIZE ADS AT THE OLD PUREGOLD SITE |
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