Gunnera magellanica is an extremely good ground cover plant with very distinctive glossy foliage; see it at its best at places like Logan...Read More Botanic Garden, Galloway, Scotland, where it carpets large areas next to a small stream. very easy to progagate as long as it is kept moist. I started with a five inch pot of G. magellanica a year ago; by the time I moved house recently it had covered an area of several square feet. Divided, it is rapidly re-establishing in my new garden; I have been careful to ensure the surrounding soil is moisture retentive. It will establish easily from individual runners/rhizomes, or simply take a spade to it and chop a chunk off the main colony. Appears to be quite unconcerned by such treatment.
A minature version of its large cousin Gunnera manicata. Has scalloped, dark gre...Read Moreen, kidney shaped leaves up to 3.5 inches across. Bears short spikes of tiny green flowers, later with small, egg shaped orange fruit.
Flowers June-August.
Likes a constantly moist, humus rich, neutral soil in partial shade but will tolerate full sun.
Gunnera magellanica is an extremely good ground cover plant with very distinctive glossy foliage; see it at its best at places like Logan...Read More
A spreading perennial from South America.
A minature version of its large cousin Gunnera manicata. Has scalloped, dark gre...Read More