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Plant losses, phormium, fatsia japonica

a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
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I have lost 3 phormiun, and one fatsia.  They look to have been chopped off at ground level and in the case of the fatsia, the leaves chopped off the stalks, then just left in a pile, not eaten. 

Im thinking short tailed voles or mice as im rabbit fenced.  Odd things to go for though. 

My question is wether to cut my losses and get something new, or wait and see if they recover from the root, or dig them up and pot them up (would this help, or have they had enough of a shock already?)

I do have lots of phormium, but im quite annoyed about the fatsia, it was a few years old and a nice one.

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Are you sure it's not a two-legged pest?

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108

    Hmm...birds? Or the husband??

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    Can't think of anything that would destroy those  other than humans. The Phormiums will recover -not so sure about the Fatsia image

    If not hubby -  are there any people around who don't like you?  image

    There's a house near me which has two large phormiums - one each side of the front door. The owners clearly think the best way of keeping it from blocking light to their windows is to hack it horizontally two feet from ground level each year  image

    They always grow back image

    Last edited: 07 February 2017 07:55:07

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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