I would give it more time. I have Hibiscus in the garden here. 4 to be exact. They all get very mistreated as im away 6 months of the year and the person who should be watering them does not. Anyways my point is all 4 of them are still alive all at different stages one in flower, one in leaf, one in leaf bud and the other fingers crossed still. but two of them have only just started to come back but they are on there way.
I would not loose all hope just yet. Also I know it sounds mad BUT DON'T FEED THEM ! I find that whenever they are fed they just drop all leaves and flowers. So if your overcompensating by trying to feed them etc i would stop it. if you feed via pellets I would even scrape them off the top of the soil. Sounds mad but 100% happends every time they are fed. Maybe im just doing it wrong haha.
I have also had far more hypericum than I wanted. I've got rid of most of the ones I don't want, but I have one I want to keep but contain. I can't decide when to cut it back - right now there are flower buds just preparing to break, then berries that last all winter. Do I
Too late, all planted in about February/March this year! They're not doing anything much at the moment, but I'll keep an eye on them. I had complete ground cover in mind though when I planted them so hopefully they'll do their job for me.
I remember when I went to college to study Garden Design and included Hypericum Calicynum in a design. Our tutor circled it and wrote " nasty little plant" . I've never forgotten it, nor , indeed , disagreed with it since.
I agree Hostafan. I have hypericum all over my garden. I inherited it from the previous owners. As fast as I pull it up, it comes back somewhere else. It's not a plant I like much and it's very difficult to contain.
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I would give it more time. I have Hibiscus in the garden here. 4 to be exact. They all get very mistreated as im away 6 months of the year and the person who should be watering them does not. Anyways my point is all 4 of them are still alive all at different stages one in flower, one in leaf, one in leaf bud and the other fingers crossed still. but two of them have only just started to come back but they are on there way.
I would not loose all hope just yet. Also I know it sounds mad BUT DON'T FEED THEM ! I find that whenever they are fed they just drop all leaves and flowers. So if your overcompensating by trying to feed them etc i would stop it. if you feed via pellets I would even scrape them off the top of the soil. Sounds mad but 100% happends every time they are fed. Maybe im just doing it wrong haha.
Verdun, what problems are related to Rose of Sharon? I'm panicking because I've planted 3 this spring to provide ground cover under a leggy hedge.
On one of my holidays in Cornwall I saw that particular Hypericum had taken over the whole garden of a hotel I stayed at, Verdun.
I have also had far more hypericum than I wanted. I've got rid of most of the ones I don't want, but I have one I want to keep but contain. I can't decide when to cut it back - right now there are flower buds just preparing to break, then berries that last all winter. Do I
just chop them anytime?
Too late, all planted in about February/March this year! They're not doing anything much at the moment, but I'll keep an eye on them. I had complete ground cover in mind though when I planted them so hopefully they'll do their job for me.
I remember when I went to college to study Garden Design and included Hypericum Calicynum in a design. Our tutor circled it and wrote " nasty little plant" . I've never forgotten it, nor , indeed , disagreed with it since.
I agree Hostafan. I have hypericum all over my garden. I inherited it from the previous owners. As fast as I pull it up, it comes back somewhere else. It's not a plant I like much and it's very difficult to contain.