Yes, that brown tuft sitting in the large pot is what remains of my Gunnera. It was in a large pot, getting plenty of water (to the point of considerably boggy conditions), getting sun only from about 4pm onwards. First one leaf went droopy, then another went droopy. Hubster thought this was a clever ploy to grow the leaves down to the ground so it could heave itself up and come after him. Hubster is still traumatised by triffids, so having a Gunnera really hasn't helped matters.
Possible reasons for it drooping included too much sun, too little water, too much food, too little food, too little space, too much space and it just not liking me. Suffice to say, I think I have the only boggy, marginal plant that has taken umbrage at too much water. It has been put behind the compost heap to dry out, cool down, recover in the shade and see if it throws out some more leaves.
It has about two months, and if it doesn't show signs of life by then, I'll be moving it forward about four feet...
Possible reasons for it drooping included too much sun, too little water, too much food, too little food, too little space, too much space and it just not liking me. Suffice to say, I think I have the only boggy, marginal plant that has taken umbrage at too much water. It has been put behind the compost heap to dry out, cool down, recover in the shade and see if it throws out some more leaves.
It has about two months, and if it doesn't show signs of life by then, I'll be moving it forward about four feet...
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