IN FLOWER JULY 2012

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Mon Jul 16, 2012 10:39 pm

Phormium 'Sea Jade' in flower here yesterday. Note the flowering stalk sheaths! Thise flowering shoots come up almost overnight.

johnw - +18c and cloudy.

Paul Ont · Post by **Paul Ont** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 12:53 pm

John- Is that planted all year there?

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 3:39 pm

Paul - Dream on.....

Seriously they're only hardy to about -5c and probably less in pots. I have seen them killed outright in Seattle but those up against the hotel were just singed.

I have an inordinate passion for them and grow them in pots=tubs=bigger tubs. They grow like hell, problem is like bamboo they quickly exhaust the soil and get potbound and so you either have to divide them often or pot on. If you pot on eventually it gets impossible to lift and lug them indoors in late November. They're heavy drinkers in the growing season but must be kept quite dry in winter. Nice thing is they never break in the wind and have seen them near Peggy's Cove tall and straight as a poker and you know how the wind blows there.

Phormium 'Amazing Red'
Phormium 'Dark Delight'
Phormium 'Dusky Chief'
Phormium 'Guardsman'
Phormium 'Jack Spratt'
Phormium 'Maori Sunrise'
Phormium 'Sea Jade'
Phormium species unknown
Phormium 'Sundowner'
Phormium 'Tricolor'
Phormium tenax
Phormium 'Tiny Tiger'
Phormium tenax 'Surfer'
Phormium 'Yellow Wave'

If you're ever down here and need divisions we have the above. Most came from Cistus in Portland or The Plant Farm. I'll take a few pix.

johnw +21c - send some rain please.

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:13 pm

A few Phormium shots

johnw

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Sat Jul 21, 2012 4:14 pm

And a few more.

johnw

tncry · Post by **tncry** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 1:09 pm

Johnw - the Sobey's here is 75% off everything.
I just picked up a bunch of rufa. 5 bucks each.
I may put in a hedge.

TC in PEI

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Fri Jul 27, 2012 4:15 pm

Thanks. Check the roots on them, there are mighty few even though the plants look good. I'll pick some up tomorrow at their blowout sale.

johnw.

johnw · Post by **johnw** » Sat Jul 28, 2012 9:06 pm

Thanks for the tip. Picked up 7 this morning (Sat.) and they were going fast at 9am.

Just happened to spy one close to work while picking up a latte, it was peaking out of a fence and growing in what appeared to be gravel.

johnw

tncry · Post by **tncry** » Sun Jul 29, 2012 3:30 am

Nice pic

TC in PEI