Are you looking for some easy ways to get your garden looking good in autumn? This guide to the best fall plants and fall flowers for pots is packed with autumn plant inspiration.
13.07.2024 - 02:15 / gardenerspath.com / Nan Schiller
Reasons and Fixes for Fraying and Shedding Palm Fronds
Palms are tropical and subtropical perennials in the Arecaceae family with shrub-, tree-, or vine-like growth habits suited to cultivation in Zones 6 to 13, depending on the species.
Most have unbranched stems and clusters of evergreen leaves called fronds.
Noteworthy features are shallow roots and a “pseudo bark” of hardened frond tissue that doesn’t expand with age.
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There are many different varieties for locations ranging from full sun exposure to full shade with moderately moist, sandy loam that drains well.
Heights measure two to 200 feet with a spread of up to 40 feet, offering gardeners a wealth of landscaping options.
In our guide to growing and caring for palm trees, we provide all you need to know to maintain these plants in your landscape.
This article discusses the top reasons why fronds may fray or shed and how to address them.
Here’s what we’ll cover:
Why Palm Fronds Fray and ShedLet’s start our discussion with how these plants grow naturally.
Some species, like the cabbage, Sabal palmetto, Christmas aka Manila, Adonidia merrillii, and foxtail, Wodyetia bifurcata, are self-shedding, otherwise known as self-cleaning.
These types drop their dead foliage, a boon to gardeners who might otherwise have to climb a ladder and use a saw to remove it.
It’s normal to see a “skirt” of dead fronds before they begin to drop off of their own accord.
If your palm is dropping fronds and is not a self-shedding variety, the cause may be one of the reasons we’ll discuss below.
Another characteristic you may observe is “reins.”
These are thread-like filaments
Are you looking for some easy ways to get your garden looking good in autumn? This guide to the best fall plants and fall flowers for pots is packed with autumn plant inspiration.
Sweet william (Dianthus barbatus) is a short-lived hardy perennial, loved for its showy display of colourful summer flowers. The foliage forms low rosettes of non-spreading mid-green or bronze-green leaves. Large flower clusters are borne on sturdy stems up to 60cm high, made up of many individual florets with a surrounding ‘ruff’ of green foliage. Flower colours come in shades of pink, purple, red, dark maroon, and white, and blooms are often bicoloured, too. Sweet william is hardy, easy to grow from seed, and makes an excellent cut flower.
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Drought-tolerant plant combinations don’t need to be dry and boring. Xeriscaping, or designing a landscape to use as little water as possible, can be done while still maintaining a beautiful and interesting landscape. The physical traits that allow some plants to thrive without supplemental water can also lend fascinating colors, textures, and architecture to a design. Choosing plants native to areas where water is in short supply ensures that you are choosing plants that evolved naturally to withstand tough conditions.
Companion planting is an age-old practice that pairs plants together in the garden to provide some benefit to one or both partners. Companion plants play various roles in the vegetable garden community. Onions produce strong odors in the form of volatile compounds that can confuse and deter plant pests. Planting onions with companion plants is a great way to manage insect pests on carrots, peppers, and other vegetable crops. Onion companion plants provide similar benefits to onions, helping to attract beneficial insects and reduce pest pressure. Some herbs are even rumored to improve the flavor of onions when grown in close proximity.
Sweet and juicy, freshly harvested watermelon is a delicious treat and tastes far superior to what you can buy in the shops. Part of the cucurbit family, watermelon plants look similar to courgette and squash plants, with flat, green and slightly furry leaves followed by yellow flowers and fruit. They can be left to scramble across the ground or trained to climb a frame, where they take up less space. Like other types of melon, watermelons need up to three months of sun and heat to produce ripe fruit, which means success relies on a long, hot summer.