Gunnera

This years are just getting going:D

Pot grown for the last 4 years....





Shallow lined bog area...





Pot growing presents no problems. I lined the pot and punctured a couple of holes. Never dries out in a mix of soil, bark, compost and gravel. It restricts itself to a certain extent and produces loads of babies if you wanted to start again.

The other one is in a shallow lined (cheap PVC) bog area in the same growing mix. It tends to get the drive run off where it is, so it does well. All gunnera which can't get their roots into a pond or stream tend to flop in prolonged heat, but soon recover if given a revitalising drink. However, left too long the large leaves will give out..

Give it a go, they are very hardy and have had only leaf protection from me this year in a cold north facing windy front garden

 

Well yours certainly are doing well in pots BM

 

Impressive BM, I think im punching above my weight on this one But what the heck gonna give it a go and create a small bog area in my garden.

Thanks for the tips Everyone:thumb:

 

Wow banana man.I hope one day mine look like that.Do you remember last year you sent me that one?It's growing very well inded mate.

 

Sniff, I want one too! (stamps feet with great violence)
Can they be grown from seed I wonder? I still don't know where to get "real" plants in my new place, I only seem to find bedding plants in the garden centers :-(

 

The one you sent me BM is going great guns this year - especially after all the rain we have had!!!! Still got a little way to go to match yours, of course!!! Its in our bog garden and loving it.

 

Well if a little one is able to grow quite happily in a pot then I might just give it a go after all there is always room for one more pot! Hel.xxx.

 

Hel if your ever over my neck of the woods you can pick one up.

 

Wonderful pictures!!!
I have one too, although its not as big as in the pictures.....yet!........its growing fast though!!

I also have a Rheum Palmatum, a close relative of the gunnera and a little more delicate.
It also likes the soil moist and rich,and loves shade.

Heres a pic.........hope i do this right!!

 

Used to have one of these myself! Very nice plants but mine got a bit too big for my garden (like the picture above of the really big one hehe) got a new one now though