I put this shrimp plant in a raised bed in our front yard. It is situated half way between a huge pecan and a huge live oak. The trees are so big they almost touch right above this plant. This bed actually used to be a fish pond. Many years ago somebody filled it with dirt. There is a drain hole near the bottom, maybe 2 inches from the bottom. So even when it hasn't rained in a month the soil is still damp. This plant looks very healthy, but it seems a little lanky to me, and it has never bloomed. Is it lack of sun or something else? If I have to take this shrimp plant out, could I replace it with a hosta that wouldn't burn. It does get a filtered sun and when the pecan loses its leaves, it'll have full sun til about 1 pm.
shrimp plant not blooming
Oh, another question. I have erlicheer daffodils planted in this same bed and they have been doing quite well. Sounds really strange considering the drainage situation, but this is just one of the confusing things in my life. Anyway, if I put a hosta in this bed can the daffodils stay? That is would there be too much competition for sun and nutrients?
A neighbor gave me a shrimp plant last year, so this is my first year to see it bloom.
It's in full sun in a dry-ish area.
Maybe yours needs more sun & less water?
The area where you have it sounds like a wonderful spot for boggy plants.
Best luck!
Do you water it every week or less. I can find a dryer spot for it. My yard is full of dry spots. But this raised bed is a problem because it stays damp so much of the time. Maybe astilbe would work better.
mine is in am sun, pm shade, in an area I water with a hose because I have a lot of tropicals around it, so I would say they're moist. It bloomed, not profusely but nicely so, considering it was just a rooted division. Red.
Well, it looks like I have another problem to solve this winter- where to put my shrimp?LOL I have some spots that get more sun, but they tend to be dry. HMMMMMMMMM, let me see.