This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
Scented Pelagoniums
Hello all, Can anyone advise me on the best way to get my two lovely scented Pelagoniums through the winter? I purchased these plants from a Duchy nursery in Cornwall and I would really like them to survive until the summer. At present they are in a light but centrally heated room and do not look too happy. Leaves are curling and dropping off. One has become leggy but I don't feel this is the right time to chop those leggy bits off. Would my cold porch or conservatory be better for them or finish them off? Any advice would be very welcome!
0
Posts
They should be just damp, not wet, water very sparingly an only if the compost is bone dry and the plants flagging. The main enemy is mold, pick off any dead dying leaves and as Edd says, in the conservatory, check them weekly or as you go past, if there is any sign of mold, spray with a fungicide. Some I look after haven't had water at all so far and are doing fine, so don't be tempted to water if they look good.
I agree with Edd - Just keep frost free. Thats what I am doing with mine.
I love Duchy Nursery. Living in Cornwall I am a regular visitor!
Thanks all for your very helpful comments. I will take your advice and move them as they are clearly not thriving where they are.
I did read in a magazine recently that if they are inside and their leaves turn red, that means that they are a little too cold and to move them.
Lucky you SFord living near that wonderful nursery. It was such a special place I would recomend it to anyone holidaying in that area We were staying with a friend who lives in North Cornwall.