New from Hereford

Post Reply
DaveH
Posts: 1
Joined: Sat Feb 08, 2020 5:15 pm
Location: Herefordshire

New from Hereford

Post by DaveH »

Hi, my name is Dave and I have been growing herbaceous perennials and bedding professionally for 30 years. I have dabbled with topicals over that time but have had a bit more success with them over the last few. I have a 20 foot Trachycarpus that has lived here almost as long as me, a musa basjoo and sikkimensis, I have tried colocasia not with much success at overwintering yet. I am currently trying to overwinter bilbergia nutans which I have planted in the hairy trunk of the palm,it has survived temps down to -5 so far, has anybody else had any experience growing these outside in the uk.
User avatar
charliep
Posts: 78
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:43 am
Location: cornwall

New from Hereford

Post by charliep »

Welcome to the forum Dave, I have seen them attached to the Trachycarpus trunks at Wisley but have no idea whether they were cheating or not!
Charlie Pridham
Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
GREVILLEAJ
Posts: 901
Joined: Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:38 pm
Location: London

New from Hereford

Post by GREVILLEAJ »

Welcome to HTUK, Dave icon_cheers

I too have grown Bilbergia nitens in the 'hairy trunks of my Trachycarpus'. ( Forgive me! I'm trying not to make this sound rude :lol: ) Certainly successful for a few years before a freeze does them in. I take offsets from an old large potted specimen to replace those lost.
chainsaw kid
Posts: 252
Joined: Wed Jun 20, 2018 12:00 pm
Location: ll39 1bjArthog

New from Hereford

Post by chainsaw kid »

Hi Dave welcome.

I to have had little success with colocasia! Then I remembered what Andy Cap used to say " If at first you don't succeed pack it in and don't be a Charlie". That works for me every time. :wink: :lol:
Don't Just sit there, plant something!

The Kid.
User avatar
charliep
Posts: 78
Joined: Fri Oct 12, 2018 6:43 am
Location: cornwall

New from Hereford

Post by charliep »

That's me stuffed, I have to be a charlie!!
Charlie Pridham
Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Post Reply