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sisyrinchium
Tricia b
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Hi Does anyone know why the leaves on my newly planted 40cm high sisyrinchium are turning brown on the tips, like they are burnt. It was planted about 6 weeks ago. Thanks.
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It's natural die back at this time of year
Don't plant too deeply in free draining soil and watch for beautiful blue-ish green new shoots
I thought they flowered in the summer, its a sisyrinchium striatum and supposed to have cream summer flowers, although I'm not expecting a lot this summer. Its already been planted would it help to dig it up and mix in some shingle, the soil is not too heavy but maybe too heavy for that.
I wouldn't dig them up now, let them settle - mine are growing strongly now - I suspect the browning may be down to a bit of transplant shock - Sisyrinchium also dislike chilly winds so that may be contributing too if you're in an area where chilly winds have been a problem lately - here in Norfolk we've been getting some straight off the North Sea!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I am on the south coast and the border is a new one, south facing although it has been really nice weather for a few weeks now not so good. Will leave it and hope that it is, as you said, transplant shock. Thanks
Your plant is identical to mine of which I started with a single fan and now have 3 large drifts
Cold winds may be a factor but on mine last year's leaves blacken with die back at this time of year, it looks serious but the plant is just renewing itself and the new leaves carry the flowering stems
Not sure if this plant is salt tolerant though
Thank you everyone for great advise I'll just keep my fingers crossed. I saw this last year in an NT place in Norfolk and loved the cream flowers so I'm really hoping it settles in and I get the display I saw there.
I treat my sisirinchums a bit like iris in that at this time of year the outer leaves die back and are black so I spend a little time on my knees removing all the black outer leaves - pulling them down and away from the plant Mine are growing in a very dry border. They multiply quite quickly here, and selfseed too.