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Planted this purple ake ake last winter and it went gang busters. I trimmed it a couple of times spring and summer so it would bush and not get too leggy. Now not looking too healthy. I’ve had trouble growing them before - they seem more temperamental than the standard ake ake. Anyone else had issues? Good sun, good drainage, decent soil. In Auckland.

I might give it a couple of weeks to see if the autumn rain and sun combo do the trick. Otherwise, should I cut it off halfway down? The bottom still looks healthy.