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Phormium looking sorry for itself / Wild Primrose relocation

Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
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I have this Phormium in a pot on a bank. It gives a little bit of height / fence cover to an area where an Ash used to stand and the stump still remains, hence the pot. It faces a northerly direction and gets some morning sun. Also in the pot is a decorative ivy. I have since cut away the dead leaves but wondered if I could do anything to perk it up a little? Feed / replace compost?



A second question is my parents have lots of nice large clumps of wild Primrose in their Garden (on a farm) and I was thinking of digging some up and planting on this bank to give some colour. I remember them growing well on a railway embankment where I grew up next to the farm so thinking they would look nice here. Will they survive the move?

Thanks

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I'd suggest removing it from the pot and planting it in the ground.
    Devon.
  • Dave HumbyDave Humby Posts: 1,145
    The problem with that is that there is a stump there unfortunately Hosta. It would be my preference but alas is a no-go. Maybe it has to go somewhere else in the garden (in the ground) and I find something else to give it a little interest in this area.
  • TopbirdTopbird Posts: 8,355
    Re the primroses. I would wait until they've finished flowering, then dig up a couple of large clumps, divide them into much smaller clumps and replant where you want them. Water and mulch - maybe a liquid seaweed or other feed in a few weeks when they've settled. So long as the bank isn't too dry they will soon become larger plants which can  be redivided in a couple of years.

    You can divide primroses into really tiny pieces to give you lots of plants in one hit - just make sure each little bit has a root. If you decide to do that I would put the tiny pieces into small pots to grow them on for a bit rather than transplanting them straight into the ground. They don't take long to be proper plants - you should be able to plant them out in autumn ready for next year.

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Move the Primroses after flowering and they will be fine.
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