Janet Baraclough writes

I've just acquired a potful of gunnera magellanica, the very small
one, from a village plant sale. Reading around, it prefers "damp soil" .
Can anyone who grows it tell me, if this means "feet in water" (like
Gunnera manicata enjoys) or merely "not bone dry"? Any tips?

It seems to like moist not sodden - if it's too wet it will rot off. It
also seems to be not very hardy.

I started off with a pan full (from seed) which I then split into 2,
managed to waterlog one and killed it off. Carried on with the other,
split it again, kept one outside, one inside, the one outside died off
over the winter.

I've now lost the other because I had it in the cooler outside
compartment of the greenhouse rather than the main part which i keep
above 40deg.

Had it about 5 years, didn't manage to get it to flower.
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Kay