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Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 12:30 pm: |   
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This past weekend I planted a pretty 'Purple Petticoats' heuchera to sit between two bright greens...Dolce Key Lime Pie and Lime Rickey. I was out for a walk and to admire this particular trio and felt my heart sink to see this had been eaten away to a few small leaves. I wonder if that rabbit had a tummy ache? Will this grow back? I sure hope so. :(
Sunnyday2day
- Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Duckwatcher
| | Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 03:26 pm: |
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Sunny,
I don't have much experience with these but a I have few Purple Palace. I usually trim back the old leaves and they just grow new. So hopefully yours will be OK.
Right now mine are suffering from heat, they were in full shade before and the gardeners cut back the tree, now they get morning sun till about 12 and that's has caused some of them to brown on the edges.
DuckWatcher, NCa z9b |
Nibbs
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| | Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 07:09 pm: |
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I had a similar experience, Tanya, when a deer had a feast on my purple heuchera. I thought at first it was a bunny, but then saw the hoof prints. As it turned out, the heuchera bounced back and was larger than the other two in my garden that had been untouched. I don't think it does them any harm at all to be cut (munched) back.
Diane British Columbia Zone 7b |
Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 08:03 pm: |
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I wish you well with yours DW!
Nibbs wrote on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 07:09 pm:I don't think it does them any harm at all to be cut (munched) back.
What a relief! Thanks Diane!
Sunnyday2day
- Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Susanq
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| | Posted on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 10:17 pm: |
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I hope it comes back like Diane's did, Tanya!
SusanQ - Zone 4b-5b Wisconsin |
Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 - 07:18 am: |
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Susanq wrote on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 - 10:17 pm:I hope it comes back like Diane's did, Tanya!
Oh, gosh, me too. I'm going to give my shade garden a little light rose spray as a deterrent. Hope the critters get the message!
Sunnyday2day
- Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Starzgarden
| | Posted on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 07:46 pm: |
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Tanya, I moved two of my heucheras from the hosta bed that is in heavy shade this spring because they were basically rotting from lack of sun. Not much left but the roots and a few sprigs. A week after I had moved them they looked great. I know this isn't the same as being eaten by a rabbit but hopefully yours will rebound the same as mind did. Fingers crossed!
Starzgarden
- Michigan,
Zone "five"
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Sunnyday2day
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| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 12:00 pm: |
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Starzgarden wrote on Thursday, May 25, 2006 - 07:46 pm:I know this isn't the same as being eaten by a rabbit but hopefully yours will rebound the same as mind did.
Thanks, Tammy. I was out watering the shade garden this morning when I noticed 'Purple Petticoats' had been chomped down again. It must be very tasty...
Sunnyday2day
- Michigan,
Zone "5"
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Starzgarden
| | Posted on Friday, June 16, 2006 - 02:09 pm: |
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That's a shame,Tanya! This morning I found one of the big branches of my oak leaved hibiscus had been chewed off. I think posting those pics of the bunny was a jinx!
Starzgarden
- Michigan,
Zone "five"
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