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Fri, Jun 17, 11 at 15:51
| About an hour ago, a rain storm passed through my area, knocking a giant branch of my sugar maple down, right on top of my flower bed. It landed in the middle of my beautiful gladiolus, whose leaves I've been admiring every morning for the last month or so. I moved the branches off my flowers once the heavy rain stopped, but still, many of the leaves have snapped or have bent and are now droopy (see pics). Should I cut off the broken leaves or leave them alone? Is there a chance that the flowers may still appear? Any advice is appreciated! - Rachel
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- Posted by purpleinopp 8b AL (My Page) on Fri, Jun 17, 11 at 16:15
| I don't see any broken flower stalks. If the broken leaves start to look ratty to you, trim them off, no doubt. It doesn't look that bad tho I know you're shocked. Just be glad you weren't standing out there. I've heard of 2 people killed by trees this past week. (Wind-blown trees, that is, not necessarily antisocial suicide trees... but who knows?) |
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- Posted by duluthinbloomz4 (My Page) on Fri, Jun 17, 11 at 18:13
| The last picture looks like a broken bud stalk - just about to separate itself from the leaves. If the stalk tissue is broken, propping it up does little good and chances are you'll lose that bloom. Otherwise, just trim the tattered leaves if they start to yellow a bit and you can't stand looking at them. |
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- Posted by cheesecake983 none (My Page) on Sat, Jun 18, 11 at 6:57
| Thanks for the advice! I've never grown gladiolus before and wasn't sure how best to help them. I'll just keep an eye out for yellowing. And, yes, I sure am glad I wasn't out there! Going out into the rain even after it slowed was awful enough! I'm just mostly irritated that I didn't have a picture of all the beautiful greenery. Oh, well, live and learn. Thanks! |
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