rachelQrtJHBjb They certainly like your conditions by the sound of it; they're doing very well in the dry plantings by Nigel Dunnett up in Sheffield too. I was told by Bob Brown at CGF that they hate winter wet. (He struggled with some varieties on his clay soil).
Is your Kniphofia 'Mango Popiscle' a really bright neon orange at the top, tapering into a yellow? I've got one which had lost it's label so it would be nice to identify it.
Is your Kniphofia 'Mango Popiscle' a really bright neon orange at the top, tapering into a yellow? I've got one which had lost it's label so it would be nice to identify it.
I came across this discussion as I was searching for info about my kniphofia (papaya popsicle).
I bought them last year, in flower, and then planted them in the ground. In the spring I dug them out to improve my soil and then replanted them a month later.
They have grown well: lots of new healthy foliage….but no sign of flowers /buds.
Should I be seeing buds now?
Do I need to feed them?
I have quite heavy clay soil but when I transplanted them in the spring they had healthy roots that had doubled in size - in fact they were the only plant to have thrived in the garden over winter!
I like them, some are evergreen - semi evergreen - deciduous, the deciduous are more prone to slug damage when the new shoots emerge in spring. I have three types - Tawny King - Timothy and a unknown cheap plant from the garden centre.
Tawny King this year.
These are a beautiful variety. I’ve been keeping an eye out for these in the GC.
I came across this discussion as I was searching for info about my kniphofia (papaya popsicle).
I bought them last year, in flower, and then planted them in the ground. In the spring I dug them out to improve my soil and then replanted them a month later.
They have grown well: lots of new healthy foliage….but no sign of flowers /buds.
Should I be seeing buds now?
Do I need to feed them?
I have quite heavy clay soil but when I transplanted them in the spring they had healthy roots that had doubled in size - in fact they were the only plant to have thrived in the garden over winter!
Hello Mariam, I think it's just a question of time, yours are probably a bit behind because of the transplantation and could probably do with some more sunshine! Mine have only just flowered in the last two weeks.
Hello Mariam, I think it's just a question of time, yours are probably a bit behind because of the transplantation and could probably do with some more sunshine! Mine have only just flowered in the last two weeks.
Thanks, I hope so! Will update when they hopefully do.
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I came across this discussion as I was searching for info about my kniphofia (papaya popsicle).
I bought them last year, in flower, and then planted them in the ground. In the spring I dug them out to improve my soil and then replanted them a month later.
They have grown well: lots of new healthy foliage….but no sign of flowers /buds.
Should I be seeing buds now?
They are planted in a sunny spot.
Thanks
I came across this discussion as I was searching for info about my kniphofia (papaya popsicle).
I bought them last year, in flower, and then planted them in the ground. In the spring I dug them out to improve my soil and then replanted them a month later.
They have grown well: lots of new healthy foliage….but no sign of flowers /buds.
Should I be seeing buds now?
They are planted in a sunny spot.
Thanks