Melianthus major
By Amy2
- 27 Jan, 2020
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9 ft tall with no signs of winter damage , it hasn't stopped growing it has 5 new side stems plus new shoots at the top..
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My oh my wonderful
27 Jan, 2020
Jeez..must be the mild weather I guess. Fingers crossed for the next couple of months. Looks quite exotic.
27 Jan, 2020
Obviously very happy where it is Amy.......I hope ours doesn’t get that big tbt...... we haven’t given it that much space.!
27 Jan, 2020
Wow,that is beautiful,Amy ! How tall will it get eventually ? I do hope it will be ok till winter is over..
27 Jan, 2020
Lovely. It looks so healthy!
28 Jan, 2020
Fabulous Amy, how attractive it looks....
28 Jan, 2020
As I didn't know this plant I looked it up & found some interesting info on the RHS page:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/84304/Melianthus-major/Details
28 Jan, 2020
Thank you all , 3p frost isn't good for it -0 temp is about as much as it will happily take ,but it will survive in a sheltered area this one is mulched at its base to protect its roots , apparently I should cut it down to allow the new shoots to grow in the spring but I can't do that while it looks so healthy ,I'll see how it goes ... Sandra the average is about 6 ft tall according to Google ,this is a monster .
28 Jan, 2020
Fingers crossed it stays frost free for you.
28 Jan, 2020
Thank you Amy for letting me know . I dont think I would cut it back yet either it looks so good.
29 Jan, 2020
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That is big and looks great Amy is it not frost hardy then.?
27 Jan, 2020