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Pruning Pale Pink Flowering Diosma
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Posted by danann NSW Aust (My Page) on Sat, Mar 10, 07 at 1:05
Hi there, I am an L plate gardener and need some advice. I have a diosma that is around 20 or so years old and has grown into a big bush around 2m in width and about 1.5 m high with lots of lush green tips about 10cm long. I really want to prune it back hard as it is shading some other plants and is a little too big for the space it is in. Will pruning if back by 1/3rd or more kill it or affect it unduly? I normally just prune off the tips to keep the ends lush and it seems to like this. Any advice would be welcome.
Many thanks
Annette |
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RE: Pruning Pale Pink Flowering Diosma
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| hi annette, they can handle a hard pruning but you will lose a lot of that lush green outer growth so it wont be pretty where youve pruned it back hard, but in time it will fill out again and green up. I thought Id just mention that diosma arent actually a native (although a lot of people confuse them for natives) but they come from south africa :) |
RE:/diosma not flowering
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| Some years ago I had a standard Diosma which was covered in pink flowers every winter/spring. I had to remove that one and I bought another one which I put in a different spot. I have had it three or four years and it barely flowers at all. Any suggestions, please |
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