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Dierama dieback
About half my young dierama plants (grown from seed) died right back over
the winter, and there is still no sign of them. I dug one up, and there does seem to be a small but healthy corm there - but it's doing nothing! The ones that stayed green over the winter are putting out new leaves and look very healthy. Are the died back corms likely to recover, or should I chuck the ones in pots and overplant the places where the ones in the ground were ? There seems to be no relation between position/planting/compost and plants that vanished over the winter. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
Dierama dieback
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message . 206... About half my young dierama plants (grown from seed) died right back over the winter, and there is still no sign of them. I dug one up, and there does seem to be a small but healthy corm there - but it's doing nothing! The ones that stayed green over the winter are putting out new leaves and look very healthy. Are the died back corms likely to recover, or should I chuck the ones in pots and overplant the places where the ones in the ground were ? There seems to be no relation between position/planting/compost and plants that vanished over the winter. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall I find that when I pot on the germinated seedlings of Dierama that if I over pot them they die off, and subsequent care of the small plants is tricky as they are prone to frost damage untill in the open ground, but if you put them out small you are likely to never see them again! If you need more seed for next year get in touch I usually have loads of both D. pulcherrimum and D. pendulum. In the mean time I would almalgamate all the corms that are not growing in one pot and wait and see. -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) -- |
Dierama dieback
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from "Charlie Pridham" contains these words: "Victoria Clare" wrote in message . 206... About half my young dierama plants (grown from seed) died right back over the winter, and there is still no sign of them. I dug one up, and there does seem to be a small but healthy corm there - but it's doing nothing! The ones that stayed green over the winter are putting out new leaves and look very healthy. I find that when I pot on the germinated seedlings of Dierama that if I over pot them they die off, and subsequent care of the small plants is tricky as they are prone to frost damage untill in the open ground, but if you put them out small you are likely to never see them again! Mine were sown when they ripened late last summer, germinated over winter in the cold frame, and are still in their sowing-pot looking very healthy. I'm planning to keep them in the pot until I absolutely have to slide them into a larger one, and plant them out as a clump once they have reached a good size. If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? Janet |
Dierama dieback
"Janet Baraclough.." wrote in message ... The message from "Charlie Pridham" contains these words: "Victoria Clare" wrote in message . 206... About half my young dierama plants (grown from seed) died right back over the winter, and there is still no sign of them. I dug one up, and there does seem to be a small but healthy corm there - but it's doing nothing! The ones that stayed green over the winter are putting out new leaves and look very healthy. I find that when I pot on the germinated seedlings of Dierama that if I over pot them they die off, and subsequent care of the small plants is tricky as they are prone to frost damage untill in the open ground, but if you put them out small you are likely to never see them again! Mine were sown when they ripened late last summer, germinated over winter in the cold frame, and are still in their sowing-pot looking very healthy. I'm planning to keep them in the pot until I absolutely have to slide them into a larger one, and plant them out as a clump once they have reached a good size. If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? Janet That is certainly a good way of getting them going, leaving them alone until large enough to go out. I have never tried splitting them as they are so easy from seed (although of course its pot luck with colours) as there are named forms which must be splits, it should be possible to divide them. They are looking stunning just at the moment :~) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
Dierama dieback
"Charlie Pridham" wrote in
: If you need more seed for next year get in touch I usually have loads of both D. pulcherrimum and D. pendulum. Thanks for the offer! I do have 5 healthy plants left and growing well (they are pulcherrimum, and according to Chiltern, supposedly 'Blackbird' seedlings, though whether they will come up the right colour, who knows...). That's probably enough for now given that my garden isn't over-endowed with sunny areas to plant them in. In the mean time I would almalgamate all the corms that are not growing in one pot and wait and see. I will do that. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
Dierama dieback
On Tue, 29 Jun 2004 14:59:40 +0100, Janet Baraclough..
wrote: The message from "Charlie Pridham" contains these words: "Victoria Clare" wrote in message . 206... About half my young dierama plants (grown from seed) died right back over the winter, and there is still no sign of them. I dug one up, and there does seem to be a small but healthy corm there - but it's doing nothing! The ones that stayed green over the winter are putting out new leaves and look very healthy. I find that when I pot on the germinated seedlings of Dierama that if I over pot them they die off, and subsequent care of the small plants is tricky as they are prone to frost damage untill in the open ground, but if you put them out small you are likely to never see them again! Mine were sown when they ripened late last summer, germinated over winter in the cold frame, and are still in their sowing-pot looking very healthy. I'm planning to keep them in the pot until I absolutely have to slide them into a larger one, and plant them out as a clump once they have reached a good size. If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? Janet I successfully moved clumps of three types of dierama this spring. But I was conscious that they didn't like being disturbed, so I just dug out the whole block of soil (a spade's width and depth) and replanted it. They never knew they'd moved. I imagine if you need to divide a clump, digging it up as a block and then severing it cleanly down the middle with a sharp spade would probably be OK. You may lose some of the plants adjacent to the cut, but some should survive. I've done this successfully with Aristea Ecklonis, apparently another reluctant divider. Of course, the clump needs to have grown big enough to do that in the first place. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
Dierama dieback
In article , Janet Baraclough.
.. writes If they survive that, my plan is to divide the clump in a year or two. So here's the question..is this a good idea, or do established dieramas object to disturbance? I have been told they do not like root disturbance :(( -- Jane Ransom in Lancaster. I won't respond to private emails that are on topic for urg but if you need to email me for any other reason, put ransoms at jandg dot demon dot co dot uk where you see |
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