31-08-2011, 04:29 PM
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Yikes.
I asked Himself to dig up a Shrub that I needed moving as it was too large for the place it was in. About an hour later I looked at it and the leaves were all limp and hanging (gulp) That was 4 days ago and it's still like this
The plant's called Black Lace, does anyone have one, and do you know if it will recover?
I've moved things around in the garden before but never with this result.
31-08-2011, 04:47 PM
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Re: Yikes.
Originally Posted by Roxy
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It got a big bucket full of water at the time of moving, but it rained all the next day.....the ground around it is still damp.
the rain may not have penetrated to the roots, I would give it a bucket full daily around the roots until it settles in .
31-08-2011, 08:52 PM
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Re: Yikes.
Hi Roxy, your Black Lace or any elder really will tolerate most soils from waterlogged to very chalky and moving them whatever time within reason does not usually cause a problem.As everyone says, plenty of water is the secret even if it is chucking it down give it at least a bucketful a day.
The plants are usually pruned back hard in the early spring to control the growth but I would not go that far in September. However, it may help if it is a bit top heavy to prune off some of the top growth to give it a leg up. Keep checking around the plant and if you see some basal shoots sprouting it will have got over the shock of moving and started to grow again.
There was another post on here about a similar plant, try this link.
http://www.over50sforum.com/showthread.php?t=5419
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