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Help! What can I do? My crocosmias have been traumatised!
Caral
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I've had a disaster of epic proportion.
7 yr old has pushed 3 yr old into the monbretia. They are now completely flatten in the middle. What can I do? With they still flower? Would supporting them help?
Sorry for being such a drama queen, but I totally gutted the foliage was looking perfect and so uniformed, I knew they were going to be just stunning this year. 
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I think they flower for a long period so maybe you've only lost the first lot of flowers. Mine haven't even started to show any flowering just plenty of foliage
As PS2 says they will be back next year even if the worst has happened.
We had a dog (collie-cross) who loved to roll in the montbretia on hot sunny days to cool off! It always recovered and I have tried to move it and still the leaves persist. I know it's crocosmia now but I bet it's still as tough
Actually we should ask if the 3 year old is OK
I presume so
I have always found them to be very robust. I would sort of comb them through my fingers (if that makes sense) to lift the leaves a bit, and insert twiggy supports in between. The leaves would then have a chance of being more upright, and the flowers would also have a bit of support.
Hope that helps!
Thanks guys, I'm over the initial shock now 2 glasses of wine helped
So pleased to hear that they are tough. I've thought about putting canes and string, but worried that I will damage the plants around the flattened ones. I think it may be good to just to leave them and hope for the best. Thankfully its a tad early for the flowers and perhaps even if the foliage is damaged they will recover enough to flower.
P.S. The 3 yr old is fine he can give as good as he gets, even he had to admit it was a rather good rugby tackle.
Thanks again. x
Shrinking Violet, I immediately combed them through whilst saying "there, there".
Lol! Just read the thread From start
Shrinking violet:
i have always found them very robust.
Supernoodle - I had to think about that for a minute or two - and then realised the unfortunate juxtaposition of my post with the one immediately before it!
I wish I could lay claim to having planned it as a joke!
I echo what Verdun says
cut back the damaged growth and possible give then a good soluable feed and they should bounce back
Tought little plants