Gunnera
posted by Sandy at 11:09 PM
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
About Me
- Name: Sandy
- Location: West Coast, Canada
I've started this blog to keep a journal and pictures of my gardens journey. I love to garden and recently have taken up photography. I am by no means a horticulture smartypants and take a casual approach to gardening. Most of my pictures are taken in my garden as I tend to be a homebody. Thanks for stopping by! Click on pictures for a larger image. All pictures on this site are the property of myself and are not to be used without permission. Please feel free to critique my pictures. Lots to learn:). Camera stuff-Nikon D70S with various lenses including a lensbabies 2.0 with macro kit,a holga and a Diana camera. Nikon FM, Yashica Mat G-124, Canon Canonet QL17
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3 Comments:
I have not had luck with Gunnera or Rodgersia overwintering.
I really like dramatic foliage - I had several ornamental rhubarbs in my Riverwood garden. They were pretty neat. Don't have the room right now (need to make more beds).
Great pics!
I have the perfect conditions for gunnera. It is really swampy in the back corner. I plant it two years ago and I can't believe how huge it has gotten. I love it! I do feed it alot too.
This is a zone 7 plant. It loves moist to wet soil in sun to part shade. Mine is in quite a bit of shade. When the frost kills the leaves I cut them off and place them in layers over the plant. (I put tons of chopped leaves over the crown first. Then I place a large plastic container over the top to keep excess rain off it. I know some people build a wooden box to place over it. As it gets larger I might have to do this. In the spring,after any chance of a hard frost I slowly take off the layers. It requires pampering but I think it is worth it. It also requires alot of room.
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