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True! But millions of people in the UK know it it as the ‘the Torbay palm’ or ‘Cordyline palm’ … as Shakespeare said ‘what is a Rose by any other name’ … botanically of course 100% correct, thanks for your comment and fir watching … where are you living … UK?

Hi, many thanks for your comment, yes I have successfully used ultimate bug clear or similar for the last 10 years or more with success, but the concern is what other insects / can be killed / affected by those indiscriminate pesticides … I am trying really hard to avoid using it this year … but do have some ready in the garage if I get desperate! Enjoy those flowers 😊👍

Hi, good to hear from you again! Yes they do squeak! there are pesticides which I have sprayed in the past which are very effective for a month or two .. but like lots of people I am trying to be more sustainable in my approach.

Thanks for your comment, yes we love them - as do the bees!

Hi Rob, thanks for your message, how big is the plant and how do the leaves look (green and healthy?) any new leaves appearing this spring?

Yes looks really healthy just re potted in to a whisky barrel but if the skin of a normal tree is stripped it will die but is it the case on the cordiline thank you

@@robertjones7182 Cordylines are amazingly resilient, they seem to be 'full of life' - I have damaged the outer 'skin' on some of mine over the years and they have been fine ... each case is different of course, but it sounds like yours is happy and healthy - so well done, I have a few 'skip plants with a happy ending' myself. If you get any problems / concerns in the future don't hesitate to get back in touch. Enjoy your garden!

They lasted for 3 years / 2 winters I think but then we lost them .. new ones growing well though! Thanks for your comment - enjoy your garden!

Thanks for your comment, good luck with your seedlings, maybe I can try some from seed as well, I will check to see if our plant produces any 😀👍

Thanks Yes - I have heard this and will give it a go if required, thanks!

Lovely - enjoy your garden! - thanks for your comment

Yes, I think you have already crammed more than average into your space!

Hi Helen, thanks for your comment, sorry to hear that your Forest flame tree is not looking so great, can I ask a couple of questions ... - Is it growing in a pot or in the ground - Is it is the shade or sun - How would you describe the soil .. wet / dry / clay / stony / humus present? How tall is it ? Sorry it s lot of questions!

Hi, thanks for your comment, when you say Zone 10 are you in the UK or the USA? Certainly Sweet peas seem to do quite well here in south Wales when we get our coll wet weather weather and tend to get more stressed when it gets warmer and drier ...

@@rogthegardener1 I am in California.

@@midnitemoon577 California - it sounds the place of our dreams - all that sun! Maybe the rain and coil weather we are blessed with over here suits sweet peas more!

Hi Thanks very much for your question, which UA-cam translated for me and I hope you will be able to translate my answer too ...? In my experience, once the stem has gone soft it is not going to grow again, but if the stem is hard and firm lower down then I would try cutting the stem where it is still form and there is a chance it will send out new shoots .. you may have to wait a long time (maybe 6 months) to see the new shoots starting to grow. Be careful to not get the compost too wet, especially if you do not have many leaves left on the plant after you have cut it back as that can cause the stem to rot. Here is another of my videos showing how I cut back a Yucca stem and you can also see a stem that was cut back a year before and is starting to grow new shoots - hope this helps / makes sense? ua-cam.com/video/iFovsQrcdbY/v-deo.html

@@rogthegardener1 Thank you very very much ! 👍

Hi Are you in the UK West Midlands? Can you give a town name? To be honest I think you will need to plant for some plant protection for any cold snaps or even prolonged wet weather, we lost all ours last winter here in south wales. (although I expect we will get more new seedlings popping up this year from dormant seeds. Very very well drained compost / soil will help and in a warm sunny south / west facing situation. Then make a plan to protect the plants with a temporary 'tent' using fleece or Polythene .. but only use the tent when we have below freezing temps ... does that make sense? Thanks Roger

@@rogthegardener1 Hi Roger, yes makes sense thanks. I live in Coventry, West Midlands in the UK. Back in winter 2022 was extremely cold. We had tempwratures go down to -11/ -12 degrees C and even my chamereops humilis died. Last winter was ok, I think we only went down to -4

@@salfetka Yes you tend to get worse frosts there than we do ... do you have a greenhouse? you could grow one in a big pot and then drag it into the greenhouse if / when the temperature goes below freezing?

Great question - thanks! So most sites say that you should cook them before eating / making preserves / drinks from them Eating raw / uncooked is not recommended - I have not tried it myself ... yet ... but hope to give it a go this year if I get a chance and will be thorough in my cooking / preparation. Hope this helps?

Hi, thanks for your comment, in my limited experience … no not yet, I did try with some of the shoots I cut off in this video, most have died, but a few are still ok but no roots … If I do succeed I’ll do an update video 😀👍

Hi, thanks for your comment, in my limited experience … no not yet, I did try with some of the shoots I cut off in this video, most have died, but a few are still ok but no roots … If I do succeed I’ll do an update video 😀👍

An attractive weed though? Thanks for your comment!

​@@rogthegardener1oh and i would say its a shrub you can cut it down to the grown and it will grown back every year so not a tree😂

@@telsclark that’s a good point!😀👍

Well .. some people would say that a tree should have a single central stem / trunk, where as our Sambucus has many central stems which they would say makes it a shrub ...but to me it looks like a tree ?! Thanks for your comment !

Yes trees 1 - shrubs 0 Thanks!

Hi thanks for your great question - I intend to do a video about collecting the seeds .. in the past I have waited until the flowers die and turn brown , then hold a paper bag or envelope close to the dead flowers and give the flower stem a gentle shake and collect any dead flowers / debris that falls out .. I have found that the tiny seeds fall in with the dead flowers - does that make sense?

Thanks for your interesting update 😀 You and your Cordylines seem to have a unique understanding?!

That’s great - enjoy!

Hi, thanks for your comment, and very good question!😀👍 So, here in south wales they seem to grow well outside all year round.. our summers can be warmish averaging around 20 degrees centigrade during the warmer months (sometimes warmer) it can get coldish over winter averaging around 5-10 degrees during colder months… but we do get colder temperatures overnight sometimes we have several degrees of frost … but only occasionally it can get colder as low as minus 10 centigrade only very rarely will it get colder … and I have never protected ours from the weather. Hope this helps … it may depend on where you live …. where in the world are you?

@@rogthegardener1 I'm from East Europe, Romania. Now here we have 32 degrees Celsius, full sun. So it's very hot.

Thanks for your comment and wise suggestion ! Yes I have cut right back on the background stuff now 😀 Thanks again-enjoy your garden!

Hi, it’s great when they start flowering isn’t it 😀 So, most people would say that you don’t have to remove dead leaves, but I tend to especially when they are young and more visible / easy to reach. I tend to cut off the old leaves rather than pulling them off. As the trees get taller I tend to tidy them up once every few years if I can see a lot of old leaves - I did a video last year showing how I did it on a more mature tree here’s the link in case it’s of use ua-cam.com/video/X8cTuYFInaQ/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

@@rogthegardener1 thank you for replying and for the link. will check it out now

Hi, thanks for your excellent question! Opinions and experiences vary according to where you live ... here in south Wales the summers tend to be quite wet / rainy which the dormant bulbs do not like, so tend to lift some of mine ... however I do have some areas of my garden which are very well drained and so the soil doesn't get too wet and the bulbs have come back each year for up to 10 years! In summary if you have dry summers and / or well drained soil it may be worth leaving the bulbs in and see how they do .. if they do not come back well the next year it may be best to lift them when the leaves turn yellow - does this help?

@@rogthegardener1 thanks a lot for your advice, I am living in Manchester and my friends have varied opinions so I decide to lift some and see how it goes

@@huiyw8068 good plan! that's probably the safest bet as Manchester can get quite damp too! Keep us posted with your progress please

Hi Sarah - thanks for your question, my instinct would be that hardwood cutting overwinter would be the easiest option, but will happily try some 'semi-ripe' cuttings in a few weeks time and will do a video about it too .. will let you know when I upload the video. OK?

Hi thanks for your comment, for the first few years I pruned ours back quite severely in early spring in the same way I prune bush roses. This encouraged lots of fresh leafy shots from the base of the plant. Some fertiliser applied at the same time helped too. I uploaded a video showing how to do this previously, I’ll put a link to that video in a separate reply - hope that helps? Can I ask-where are you living?

Here is the pruning video, it features a rose first but the Sambucus prune starts around 3 minutes into the video. I did this prune in March. ua-cam.com/video/1svDK2idGwE/v-deo.htmlfeature=shared

@helenphancanada8988 Hi Helen, thanks for subscribing and welcome to our little 'club' .. would I be correct in thinking that you live in Canada? .. if so which part - we have family out there, and we visited mississauga / Toronto in 1029 and loved it .. hope to go back someday and explore further. Re your Rhodohypoxis ... your climate may be different to ours .. during hot spells in summer / flowering time they may need watering a couple of times per week .. but it also depends on how big the pot is ... i.e. a small plant in a large pot may need less watering than a larger plant in a smaller pot .. I suppose a good rule could be do not let them dry out in summer but do allow them good drainage / as dry as possible over winter - we have wet / wild / and usually mild winters here in Wales so there is a danger that they can get too wet over winter .. if you get hard frost in Canada you may need to give them a little more protection from the cold .. hope this all makes sense?

I live in Vancouver . Thanks for sharing your experience, good luck to your Chanel and your live bro 👍💐