Yes, cut those bare stems off. I don’t know if it will grow well for you, they grow beautifully on the Cornish coast, they like a hot climate. Couldnt grow one here, I cut it right down in the end, it’s still starting to shoot but won’t be very good. My daughter , in Cornwall has a nice one, not here though.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I've got one that I put in last year, and it was like that when I got it - I cut off the bare stems. It's in my most well-drained sunny spot, in front of a south-facing fence at the top of a slight slope, and it got through its first winter with no problem, so fingers crossed!
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Thanks @lyn@JennyJ. I've trimmed off the bare stems and will make sure that I keep it as warm as possible. It made it through one cold winter here so I'm still hopeful that it will establish this year and survive long-term.
If not, I'll console myself that it only cost £1.67
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I don’t know if it will grow well for you, they grow beautifully on the Cornish coast, they like a hot climate.
Couldnt grow one here, I cut it right down in the end, it’s still starting to shoot but won’t be very good.
My daughter , in Cornwall has a nice one, not here though.
If not, I'll console myself that it only cost £1.67