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PHORMIUM GUIDES

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Phormiums are attractive and dramatic foliage plant life that can add architectural stake and colour to your garden .

Generally mouth , they are easy , relatively low - care , and square plants to grow .

potted New Zealand Flax in a stone planter that is ready to be lifted

One job you will need to mean about if you successfully turn phormiums in your garden is lifting and dividing your fledged plant .

There are two reasons to lift and divide phormiums .

The first reason is to harness a plant life that has become too orotund to prevent overcrowding or over-crowding , which can cause a range of issues for these works .

hands holding a plant by its soil covered roots

“ I have find that a lot of largePhormium tenaxwhich have not been part run to accumulate brambles near their eye that are hard to murder , ” share Colin Skelly , a Master Horticulturist .

“ Regular division will facilitate to keep a hefty , vigorous plant but also provide the opportunity to get to the roots of any perennial Mary Jane . ”

The second reason to lift and divide phormium is to obtain novel plants from an existing specimen , as this is by far the easiest way to broadcast these plants .

gardener wearing grey gardening gloves planting a divided plant back into the ground

To lift and divide a phormium plant :

See more info on each of these step below .

1) Lift Existing Plant

disentangle the phormium from its existing position .

Either gently still it up out of the soil with a jigaboo , or remove it from its slew .

rock off any spare soil so that you may see things clearly .

2) Divide Into Sections

Next , you need to settle whether you just need to remove a little of the plant to make the survive plant smaller before repotting it , or whether you would like to make a number of modest divisions to prevail new phormiums for your garden .

you could make as many divisions as you wish , as long as each one has a rooter of leaves and some root beneath .

The great your divisions are , the more quickly they will re - establish .

large segmentation can be replanted right away into your garden .

minuscule divisions are best pot up and then imbed out once plant .

3) Replant The Divisions

think back , phormiums like a place in full Lord’s Day , though many can also cope with partial shade .

They also call for costless - draining status .

Replant or pot up your divisions , water well but make certain that excess water drains away .

Soon , these new divisions should be get well and rivalling the original plant .