No. However, montanas need good drainage, so is it in a very wet spot?
The weather could just mean it's slower to bud up. They don't start showing growth until at least early to mid April here in any winter, so if your winter has been harsher than usual, that can be a reason
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There might well be another reason - but it's still early, so wait a few weeks, and if it still isn't coming to life, post a pic or two and perhaps we can advise better. If it's very old, it may just have come to the end of it's life too. Hopefully not
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I am in East Anglia too, south Norfolk, and I think 2 of my big, elderly Montanas are dead. Shouldn't they be showing signs of life by now? This is a lot further south than @Fairygirl in Scotland. Soil is quite light, dark in colour and sandy.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
That's why I mentioned the weather @Busy-Lizzie. I expect they're normally a good bit earlier down there than they are here, but the weather may have adversely affected them and slowed them down a bit. Waiting game really.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks, I'll wait a bit longer. My Malvern Hills rose looks dead too. I thought they were quite tough. But Solanum Glasnevin is fine and I thought they could be tender.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
Yes - we don't have the droughts here that people further south have Even though we had record temps etc last year, we still don't go without reasonable rain for very long. Bit different on the east side though as it's drier there anyway.
Montanas are pretty resilient if they're established, but @nutcutlet could be right and it could be down to them getting completely dried out last summer, rather than the winter. Or a combination
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I thought I had lost my potted montana but saw this morning it has new shoots coming. It's in quite a small pot on paving and tends to get neglected but I want to keep it constricted for space reasons. It's just nice to look at a few blooms from the kitchen window.
I still think there is time to just keep your fingers crossed and see. My woody salvias look dead but with longer days I am just going to wait a while.
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However, montanas need good drainage, so is it in a very wet spot?
The weather could just mean it's slower to bud up. They don't start showing growth until at least early to mid April here in any winter, so if your winter has been harsher than usual, that can be a reason
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If it's very old, it may just have come to the end of it's life too. Hopefully not
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I expect they're normally a good bit earlier down there than they are here, but the weather may have adversely affected them and slowed them down a bit. Waiting game really.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Montanas are pretty resilient if they're established, but @nutcutlet could be right and it could be down to them getting completely dried out last summer, rather than the winter. Or a combination
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My woody salvias look dead but with longer days I am just going to wait a while.