By Daniel1602
lija,
Malta 
I bought this lovely Helichrysum curry plant from a nursery which is 60cm high and since I m a bonsai lover I intend to cut it back to 40cm high to train it as a bonsai. is it ok to cut back the curry plant with out loosing it? and what is the best soil mixe to use please?
thanks for your help
Daniel
14 Dec, 2010
Answers
Welcome, Daniel!
I've noticed that it is very shy to send out new shoots if it is pruned back to bare wood. Very like Lavenders and Rosemary that way.
15 Dec, 2010
Hi Daniel and welcome to GoY not sure your shrub is a good one to try and bonsai take a look at http://bbc.in/AgaEl
15 Dec, 2010
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