Giant Gunnera
Gunnera × cryptica syn. Gunnera manicataThese giant plants are one for the botanists or those in search of a prehistoric garden. This monstrous vegetable thrusts huge umbrellas of leaf up to 1.5m towards the sky to create a mini forest of stems that need no staking. Must have constantly moist soil and plenty of space. An excellent understorey plant. Remove seed heads as it can become weedy in ideal growing conditions.
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Giant Gunnera
These giant plants are one for the botanists or those in search of a prehistoric garden. This monstrous vegetable thrusts huge umbrellas of leaf up to 1.5m towards the sky to create a mini forest of stems that need no staking. Must have constantly moist soil and plenty of space. An excellent understorey plant. Remove seed heads as it can become weedy in ideal growing conditions.
Grow in moist to boggy soils in part shade. Remove damaged or dead leaves as they appear. Protect from frost and extreme heat. Remove seed heads as it can become weedy in ideal growing conditions.
