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 Subject : Melianthus Major.. 03/05/2021 09:43:49 AM 
Marilou Rush
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I just bought melianthus major in 1 gal. pot. I'm debating whether to plant it in a huge concrete pot or in the ground. If I plant it in the pot, do I have to transplant it after 3 years, etc. Does it grow fast? The size of the pot is about 30 inches in diameter and approx. 3 ft. high. It has a drip system and gets a morning sun. I don't know very much about this plant. Can you share some tips? Thanks.
 Subject : Re:Melianthus Major.. 03/11/2021 10:17:50 AM 
Bruce Wakefield
Posts: 20
Location: NW Multnomah County, Oregon (near Portland)
I have never grown one in a pot. But, I don't know why it wouldn't do well in such a large pot that you describe. I've had mine in the ground (near a concrete patio) for more than 10 years. In very cold winters, it gets cut back to the ground by our occasional arctic blasts but comes back up in the spring from the roots. Otherwise, it often over-winters as a shrub. Established plants can get quite large in one season. Mine get up to six feet tall and wide. I seldom let it bloom; the flowers are unexciting. But, it will only bloom if it doesn't get cut back to the ground by a freeze. The plants prefer full sun.
A plant collector who gardens on nearly two acres on a hillside.
 Subject : Re:Melianthus Major.. 03/13/2021 10:21:28 PM 
Marilou Rush
Posts: 2
Location
Thank you for the tips. I will plant the melianthus major in the ground and hoping the rabbit won't munch it.
 Subject : Re:Melianthus Major.. 08/08/2022 08:52:48 PM 
Linda Myers
Posts: 5
Location
A delayed response here - I had one in a container for about 5 years, and wrapped it in a light blanket when temps went below freezing. In the ground it may need less protection but I think they aren't totally hardy here.
I lost mine last winter, I had put on a new type wrap and I think the pot collected too much water and damaged the roots.
Pruning tip - at winter's end, don't cut off the dead growth until you see new shoots emerging, and prune above them.
They are great plants, wonderful foliage texture and color!
 
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