I love Plumbago's but the deer love them even more than that because they eat them as quickly as I plant them. So, I finally had a good idea and planted one in a huge pot and it worked until one day I walked out and the plant was, well dead. Let me recap- one day it was alive, the very next day it was dead. That's really how it happened. So, I had one of my consulting gardeners take a look at it and she was also baffled. I cut it to the ground and the other day I noticed it's sporting bright green leaves. WOOT!
Here's a picture for proof:
Now, if I could just bring my Banana Tree back from the dead, I would be very happy. I cut it to the ground, as instructed, and was told that it would come back 10 times as strong..well, the fucker looks pretty fucking dead to me. I flooded it with water last week because they love water and they thrive in the rain forest. That seemed like a good idea, right? Well, maybe not so smart because the next day the base was shredded like it was rotten and falling apart. I think there's a reason they're not so native here. lol.