i've got a nelly moser and a jackmani that are well established. after the first year, the nelly hasn't done as well as the jackmani. it grew tremendously the first year so i don't think the location is the problem. i may not be keeping it watered enough and i'm going to make an effort to keep an eye on it more this year. i do keep them both well mulched - and i add more as the season goes on.
the nelly has never grown more than 7 feet - and after the first year, it's not branched out too much, either. it really looks pretty sickly even when it's green and it's flowering.
the jack has gotten up to about 12 feet. the jack also has more 'shoots' than the nelly. she's just got 3. i don't understand that as i've not trimmed them back more than a few feet. it must be something with that particular hybrid. it's got beautiful
flowers tho (and it has flowered every year)!
i've not done anything with feeding them (and maybe nelly needs something) - do you use anything? if so, what?
i'd also planted two others - i forget which types altho one was white. they didn't do too well the first year and then the following year i mistakenly pulled them up when they were really small. big oops! on my part - i mistook them for
weeds. and darned if i didn't do the same thing the following year, too! (i didn't expect them to come back since i'd basically massacred them the previous year and again mistook them for
weeds).
last year the one came back again and i remembered, just in time, before i pulled it up again. i didn't see it do any real growth last summer so i don't expect it to pop up again this year. never know tho...it's already come back 2x. maybe the third will be the charm?
other than the polish spirit, i've not heard of the types you have. do you have any pics?