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Is this plant dead?

lucyfretwell
15 years ago

It is a Jackmanii and maybe 8 years old.It has never done well but I have always hoped it might pull through.

It only buds from 4 feet up the wall and is not vigourous at all.

All the buds near the ground have been attacked by slugs at one time or another and hardly ever (last year) does it bud from nearer the ground .

Is there anything I can do to encourage it to bud from lower down (or even from the ground utself) ?

If I simply cut it down to say 1 foot will it most likely die?

Will a lot of liquid feed help?

This year there is one bud only so far -at the top of the plant and 4 feet up the wall.

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