Thanks Hazel - it was bought new a few weeks ago - it went straight into a new pot which is deep and roomy. I planted it in the correct compost with pelleted feed mixed in and water it well. It never dried out. Initially, it started to thrive and put out loads of shoots (I had cut it right back after planting, to encourage new growth, as it was March. It did well.
I've now put grit on the soil and some slug pellets (eco version).
Hi Fairygirl - no paint used nearby that I know of.
I'm not at home now, but pot is no longer on brick wall in front of that fence - it is on the ground, with several other pots around it and is shielded at its base by a large potted hosta! The pot itself is pretty much in total shade and west facing.It has rained almost incessantly the past few days, but it had started to decline before this rain started.
I think the only thing to do now is to be patient and give it time to recover. Some new clems can't cope with the simultaneous demands of growing strong roots and shoots so one will suffer. I find they sometimes need a year or two to settle down before they put on strong growth.
Keep it watered in dry spells - rain is never enough for plants in pots - and; if it stays yellow, try a magnesium supplement. A small teaspoon of Epsom Salts sprinkled on the compost or applied as a foliar feed in a dilution of 15ml Epsom salts to 5 litres of water. Good for any evergreen plant too.
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I don't think there's too much wrong with it in that photo to be honest!
There's a few damaged looking leaves on the right which could be from a broken stem, or a bit of general water/weather damage. I'd just take those off. Now that you've cut it back, it should improve. I still think it had put on a lot of growth quickly, and then the rootball was struggling to support all of that, hence a bit of pale foliage, and the limp looking stuff in the earlier photos. That quick, early growth would have been a bit vulnerable to any colder weather - fluctuating temps are always a bit tricky with soft new growth on any plant.
It might need a bit of extra food in the next month or two - potted plants are always a bit awkward interms of the right balance of food and water. It'll use up nutrients quite quickly as it's a fast grower too, but don't over coddle it either - that'll make it a softer plant. Make sure it has enough support - you might need to get a tripod of canes and string/wire or something similar in the pot for it to cling on to. I'd pot it into a bigger pot again during the summer if it starts to fill that one. Just check the bottom to see what the root system is like in a month or so and keep an eye on it.
Keep us updated anyway.
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Thanks Hazel - it was bought new a few weeks ago - it went straight into a new pot which is deep and roomy. I planted it in the correct compost with pelleted feed mixed in and water it well. It never dried out. Initially, it started to thrive and put out loads of shoots (I had cut it right back after planting, to encourage new growth, as it was March. It did well.
I've now put grit on the soil and some slug pellets (eco version).
It's now sheltered but with light.
Definitely not pot bound.
Hi Fairygirl - no paint used nearby that I know of.
I'm not at home now, but pot is no longer on brick wall in front of that fence - it is on the ground, with several other pots around it and is shielded at its base by a large potted hosta! The pot itself is pretty much in total shade and west facing.It has rained almost incessantly the past few days, but it had started to decline before this rain started.
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Will upload photo as soon as I get home shortly!
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It's yellow as anything and some leaves have an almost transluscent/silvery appearance.
Presumably this can't still be the 2 days of cold we had weeks back? It wasn't even that cold, here in central London...
I think the only thing to do now is to be patient and give it time to recover. Some new clems can't cope with the simultaneous demands of growing strong roots and shoots so one will suffer. I find they sometimes need a year or two to settle down before they put on strong growth.
Keep it watered in dry spells - rain is never enough for plants in pots - and; if it stays yellow, try a magnesium supplement. A small teaspoon of Epsom Salts sprinkled on the compost or applied as a foliar feed in a dilution of 15ml Epsom salts to 5 litres of water. Good for any evergreen plant too.
I don't think there's too much wrong with it in that photo to be honest!
There's a few damaged looking leaves on the right which could be from a broken stem, or a bit of general water/weather damage. I'd just take those off. Now that you've cut it back, it should improve. I still think it had put on a lot of growth quickly, and then the rootball was struggling to support all of that, hence a bit of pale foliage, and the limp looking stuff in the earlier photos. That quick, early growth would have been a bit vulnerable to any colder weather - fluctuating temps are always a bit tricky with soft new growth on any plant.
It might need a bit of extra food in the next month or two - potted plants are always a bit awkward interms of the right balance of food and water. It'll use up nutrients quite quickly as it's a fast grower too, but don't over coddle it either - that'll make it a softer plant. Make sure it has enough support - you might need to get a tripod of canes and string/wire or something similar in the pot for it to cling on to. I'd pot it into a bigger pot again during the summer if it starts to fill that one. Just check the bottom to see what the root system is like in a month or so and keep an eye on it.
Keep us updated anyway.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...