Sick Gunnera

I bought a Gunnera last November to plant near my pond, plant looked healthy, had 1 green leaf about 6 inches across. Re potted into a larger pot and put it in the greenhouse over winter. Leaf fell off as I would expect. So about 2 weeks ago I planted it outside, now all the new leaves (3 of them) are tiny, they are yellow looking and brown and crispy around the edges. I am watering well, keeping soil moist, it�s not in the sun all day; don�t know what I am doing wrong. :(
Have a look at link below

www.stepsgym.com/images/gun1.jpg

Any help appreciated.
Thanks

 

Wow that really does look sick. In fact I am not even sure it is a gunnera ? A baby should have nice green spikey stems and leaves. Do you know what type it is ?

 

Hi you would of been better leaving it where it was, they don't need to be brought in over winter. As BM says are you sure it's a gunnera?

 

I only ask because it looks more like a rheum (ornamental rhubarb) ?

http://www.atlas-roslin.pl/foto/bl/bl-f187-rheum-rhabarbarum.jpg

 

BM
Not sure what kind it was, i bought from ebay :( and have deleted emails and listing is no longer available. Tried looking at the link you sent, but it says web site forbidden.

 

I asked the guy i bought from and he said it would over winter better in the grehouse, o well!

 

Here you go keving ...

 

BM

Looks very much like it, just looked through paypal account and it was advertised as 1 small 3 inch Gunnera plant or giant rhubarb.
Think i might put it in the compost bin and start again.

 

Sorry mate :( they are fairly easy to come by at reasonable prices. I would have sent you one but they are a bit huge now, and I gave my last baby away last week.

 

No worries, thanks anyway, whats the name of the ones you have, ie in the picture?

 

Gunnera Manicata is what you want. They can be grown easily and are quite hardy given a light fleece in winter. I grow mine in a few places including pots. I like to grow Gunnera Manicata with Gunnera Magellanica fringing the pot.

 

Dug it up today, bottom of root looks a bit soft, but nothing else appears wrong, unless anybody else can see anything. I have put it in a pot, see what happens. New proper one on its way

 

I would pot it up and see how it gets on. Don't drown it, as a rheum wont like that. Just keep it moist and see how it progresses for a further ID when it is a bit healthier.

 

Just for info, whilst looking at my plant in its new home, a pot, i noticed a greenfly on the soil. I looked underneath the half dead leaves and found it infested with greenfly. Maybe that has been the problem. We will see.