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Phormiums looking sorry for themselves

Ruthie_QRuthie_Q Posts: 26
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Hi there. Anyone from the NW of England who's phormiums are looking 1/2 dead. I have some bronze coloured ones went in last yr in the back garden that look like they aren't well but similar in the front and they look fine. Do i just bear with them/trim them? Thank you 

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    You can cut off damaged leaves but take each one right back to the base - they and any other spiky-leaved plants) look dreadful with the leaves cut off part way down.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    edited March 2023
    @Ruthie_Q There are thousands of Phormiums up and down the country that have died or are looking dreadful. Cold temperatures and wet weather this winter is the cause. Always a risk as they come from New Zealand.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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