Rufa won't size up?

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steve-in-kville
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Rufa won't size up?

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Of the 5 Rufa plants I have there is one that will not send tall shoots. Shoots get maybe 12" out of the ground and stop then leaf out. My Rufa canes are weak and just lay over all bushy like. Ideas? Should I prune this plant a certain way? This was a split from a 4 y/o plant, been planted at its location well over a year. Similar plants are doing great. This one is just different.
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Re: Rufa won't size up?

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May have suffered vole or mouse predation and the rhizomes were eaten. Or it may have gotten some infection of some type. I had one clump of Rufa/Green Panda that was eaten badly by voles, so I pulled it out of the ground here and potted it up, and it is sizing up again.
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