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lilly pillies and frost
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Posted by aeor nsw (My Page) on Thu, Sep 15, 05 at 8:57
| Hi all
I have a future hedge of various lilly pillies, ie they are quite young, only about 50 -60 cm tall. They went through their first winter in my garden (as did I), and a couple of frosts. A couple of the plants new growth died off, ie the leaves went a brown colour, which I thought at the time could have been a disease so foolishly (perhaps) cut them off. We had a couple more cold nights since, but they have all survived and are now covered in new shoots, which I hope will continue throughout the warmer months. As I am brand new to gardening, (but have rapidly expanded my knowledge and passion), I fear I may have planted an unsuitable plant. Will it be too cold here for these plants? I am in upper north shore of Sydney, quite warm in summer, but am halfway down a bush gully (pretty) but shady and quite chilly in winter compared to even the next street.
cheers
Andrea |
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RE: lilly pillies and frost
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- Posted by pos02 NSW Aust (My Page) on
Thu, Sep 15, 05 at 18:46
| Lillipillies grow in the rain forest, so it seems you have planted a suitable plant for the location, however the frost could be a small problem. I would perservere with them for a few years, because generally they toughen up after a while. |
RE: lilly pillies and frost
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- Posted by aeor nsw (My Page) on
Fri, Sep 16, 05 at 18:42
| Thanks for the response pos02, I had the feeling the shrubs may survive OK, even flourish, which would be better of course. It's good to hear it from someone else though! |
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