The Garden Community for Garden Lovers

Its new home.

stan510

By Stan510


Its new home. (Cordyline petiolaris)

In a heavy Terra Cotta and a saucer under it- a must in dry California.
Being that Gophers eat the roots of healthy plants?,Its worth a try to re root what they fell. A lesson.



Comments on this photo

 

I remember the days of battling gophers. It's good it had some roots left.

7 Sep, 2015

 

No, Andy it had no roots left. In fact the gophers had eaten past the roots and right up to the base. I got to find the photos of it.
It was growing in my back yard behind the big tree fern when one day I saw it leaning. I pulled it straight up...nothing.
Sort of like those Plumeria cuttings dipped in wax sold at curio shops.
It came back in pure perlite...later I tossed soil on that.

10 Sep, 2015

 

Wow! I remember those days. My Dypsis decaryi palms used to get eaten all the way up to the base when I lived in Mission San Jose, Fremont.

12 Sep, 2015



Comment on this photo


Pictures by stan510
287 of 1719

What else?

This photo is of species Cordyline petiolaris.

See who else has plants in genus Cordyline.

Members who like this photo

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Aug, 2009

  • Gardening with friends since
    22 Aug, 2015

  • Gardening with friends since
    9 Sep, 2008

Garden centre