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Wilting Ceanothus

ElferElfer Posts: 329
edited May 2021 in Problem solving
I planted a couple of Ceanothus in my front border a couple of meters apart. One of them has wilted so some branches are on the soil (1st pic) while the other is healthy. It's been like this for a couple of weeks, not getting any better or worst. Same soil, planted the same way, used the same compost, they both get the same amount of sun (west facing), any ideas what could be the problem?




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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Try watering the poorly one a bit more to see if it picks up. Could somebody's dog be peeing on it if it's in the front garden?
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • Muffin32Muffin32 Posts: 12
    Could it be a ceanothus repens. I bought the repens in error and mine is the same, ground hugging. Not what I wanted at all.
  • robairdmacraignilrobairdmacraignil Posts: 782
    I have a few ceanothus bought at different times in the garden and there is one that seems just to be naturally more sprawling than the others. Still healthy and flowering like the ones in the photos but it just seems to have a more horizontal growth habit. Not sure if it is repens or not but I have not seen it as a problem.
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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Some varieties have a more lax, spreading habit. I'd guess that's what you have there  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ElferElfer Posts: 329
    They are indeed repens, both bought from my local GC at the same time and planted at same time. We live in a small uphill cul-de-sac, being the last on the plot so no passing dogs. They are the low spreading type but branches are actually laying on the ground as opposed to the other which is shooting outwards close to the ground.
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