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bikoro child
10-14-2010, 10:56 AM
Hi you all, has somebody any experience with this variety?
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bikoro child
10-15-2010, 08:01 AM
no info about how can I grow that gunnera insignis?
stevelau1911
10-15-2010, 12:34 PM
I have gunnera manicata which is similar however with sharper leaves. It seems to get a bit larger with new leaves each year and kind of stay at that size or produce smaller leaves through out the year. They also usually put out flower stalks in the spring too. Also beware of the slugs because they love to eat holes into the new unfolding leaves. They don't seem to really require nitrogen fertilizer, need lots of water, and I've heard they also need partial shade which mine gets.
Here's a picture of mine back in June 18th. The corm has expanded to nearly a foot wide with many offshoots by now. Over the winter, I just put the dried up leaves over the corm and put a partially filled leaf bag to protect it from the cold.
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bikoro child
10-17-2010, 10:59 AM
yes thanks for posting ,but gunnera manicata is a well known gunnera and I have one too but this species is coming from Costa Rica an i do'nt know its real hardiness
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