just thinking about gunnera manicata in a regula border ,not by a pond or stream. they need lots of water to get to the gaint sizes we all want so i had an idea. if you burried a bucket a foot or two underneath the gunnera would that ...

Was talking about this plant with Brain Williams father the other day and he said to stay away from it he has had no luck here with it after several attempts. I got some seeds ( which probably are no good ) to give it a try. I know this is a popular plant in the UK and alot of the pacific north west...

I bought a nice little one today in a 5 litre pot, although it was big for the pot & not bad for £10. Its been planted right down the bottom of garden where water holds at only 5inches down!!, what sort of growth can i expect from it in say 1 years time, plus i know some cut off leaves & put...

I decided that to pot up one of my gunera pups into a pot this year, with a water tray and locate in the patio area, so I can water with at least 2 litres of water daily, so that it replicate near to it been in a bogged water area. So far I think it doing well, see the photo of the leaf growth. Very...

I'm justing wondering how hard is it to control the spread of Gunnera? Does the rhizome just creep along the soil surface indefinitely and sucker everywhere? If 1 small gunnera was planted out (5litre pot) How long would it take for that Gunnera to fill ...

another upright gunnera

looks very similar to gunnera killipiana

Its looking like my gunnera are going to be a good size this year thay are belting up now

I bought a wrongly labeled /cheap gunnera yesterday .it is just starting topush through growth,but I have not built a pond yet. How do I keep it in tiptop shape until I finish its final planting spot..?

apparently this is another gunnera that forms a trunk

i have always wanted one of the large gunneras but don't have the space . i think i have just had a brainwave on where i could put a large-ish container for one this year. i think at least a 50cm pot should fit where i have thought of. if we ...

just found this plant, the trunk forming gunnera, looks very much like a tree fern in a way.

sounds brilliant but can't find much info.

anybody know if it is available?

How to care for it i got it from range for 3 squid its not going out intill spring can you keep them in cold water tanks and how fast do they grow .I think Nick had one ?

... shelter under a humongous leaf with an 11ft span - believed to be the largest in Britain. Grown at Abbotsbury Subtropical Gardens in Dorset, the Gunnera Manicata leaf is big enough for a whole family to join him underneath. You better be-leaf it! Steve Griffith, garden curator at Abbotsbury Subtropical ...

My gunnera has 4 -5 leafs coming through now.

I have not got a specific bog site but it shaded so stays wetter than the rest of the garden.

Question from now onwards will it be ok to throw a bucket of water on it each week to help it grow quicker?