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Phormium bed 2002 |
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06 Oct 2005 |
This page: Progress through 2002 |
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Progress through 2002 |
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At the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2001 there were a few showers of snow but never enough to actually cover over the plants. Through the winter, days were often cold and windy. The overnight temperature commonly dropped to -5C and on a few occasions we measured -7C. Most of the phormiums coped well but at the beginning of the year it was obvious that the bed was getting overcrowded and that we really ought to remove some of the plants. However, several of them began to develop flower stems so we decided to let them grow on undisturbed for another year.
By June, flower spikes were developing on 'Black Edge', 'Duet', 'Emerald Isle' and 'Tricolor'  13 June 2002 Each day there was a noticeable increase in the height of the flower stalks.
By July many of the flowers were beginning to form seed pods.
Through the summer and autumn there was a steady increase in the size of most of the plants. A few of the slower growers are getting shaded out so next spring we will have to do some thinning out!
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