Yes indeed - it's the best way to protect the crown of this plant. If it's a very cold area, they might also stack straw over it. I shall be bending the leaves of my Gunnera over as soon as a frost is forecast.

Oh dear I have never done this with my 2 and they are big and at least 7 years old? This year I did notice that the flower heads had suffered in the frost. Have you got a pic of this when you do it Spritz?

We wait until the leaf stems weaken and fall of their own accord and then lay the leaves over thw crown of the gunnera.

No, Denise, but it really is easy. As Mr MB says, the stems get weaker and then I don my gardening gloves and tilt and lift the leaves on top of the crown. I noticed yesterday that the light frost we had, had discoloured the leaves, so it won't be long before I can do this task.

I don't bother to cut the stems, it isn't necessary.

And the beauty of it is that you just leave them there. Next years stems grow through the mulch when they are ready to.

I do pull the stems off in the spring, Mr MB. They look so ugly!

Thanks

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