Very popular plant which now comes in a whole array of coloured varieties. The blue/green Tenax is the true type however which will steadily grow huge vertical sword like leaves to 15+ feet. Wind can knock these down and too much Winter damp can turn them yellow, but who cares they can survive anything these guys.
Your only problem is mealy bugs on small ones (which the garden centres usually sell). Mealy bugs sit where the leaves join at the bottom of the plant and chew away at it. The first you know about it is when your baby Tenax starts falling to pieces. You can easily spot them if you pull the leaves slightly apart, but sprays will not help you as they do not penetrate where the mealy bugs live. Once past the baby stage though they will shrug off any mealy attack without worry.
P. Tenax looks great behind leafy foliage or behind / in front of an open fence design. Watch out though as they do get really massive and you should take this into account when planting them out.
Your only problem is mealy bugs on small ones (which the garden centres usually sell). Mealy bugs sit where the leaves join at the bottom of the plant and chew away at it. The first you know about it is when your baby Tenax starts falling to pieces. You can easily spot them if you pull the leaves slightly apart, but sprays will not help you as they do not penetrate where the mealy bugs live. Once past the baby stage though they will shrug off any mealy attack without worry.
P. Tenax looks great behind leafy foliage or behind / in front of an open fence design. Watch out though as they do get really massive and you should take this into account when planting them out.
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