Re: Romneya coulteri

I usually wait until I see new stems forming before doing any cutting back of Romneya. It takes a little patience to avoid cutting or breaking one of the stems but it always comes back strong. The other thing that I've seen is it will branch from buds along the stems. It really is a top notch plant and always looks to me like a green explosion with the way the stems spread out.

I've also found that the woody older stems make decent garden stakes for purposes that don't require them to be as strong as wood or bamboo, such as laying out planting beds and things like that. .



On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 12:12 PM, Ron <f*@cox.net> wrote:
I have a steep rocky back yard.  I planted a Romneya in a pocket surrounded by huge boulders about 10 years ago.  I filled the pocket with all kinds of native soil, sand, perlite, and some bags of palm/cactus mix.  It has now filled the pocket and gets about eight feet tall each year.  In January I cut the plant back about 2-3 feet.  Years ago someone told me to cut it back to soil level.  I thought I almost killed it.  It set the plant back considerably.  I hardly ever give it supplemental water but if I did I think it would extend the blooming season.  I live in an eastern suburb of San Diego and we have this plant growing along the cliffs along the inland highways.  If you have the room and are aware of it's vigorous nature once establlished, it's a great garden plant.
 
-Ron-
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