I'll start by posting a few pics of mine.

When I bought it in 2018 - loved its beautiful red Petioles

2019 - still looking ok - but not very tall

2020 - not doing so good - short again, getting bleached out, and being eaten by something

2021 - still not tall. Bleached out already and it's only June. And being eaten again. Now in a new spot, where I hope it will be happy.

Any advice on how to help it be healthier and happier, will be appreciated. 🙂

On East side of house under a pine tree. I will need to move it this fall since the tree is in poor shape and needs to come down. Bleached out on the spots which get the sun. Location for this one is challenging.

planted too deep???? ...

I have moved mine several times because it burned wherever I planted it. Sooooooo, finally planted it in a shady corner. Still ,didn’t look good for a couple of years! Now however it’ts looking pretty good these days. This sun is at the very end of the day.

debra

sunnywood4bChazyNY: your Fire Island is gorgeous

Beth: looks good there. Hopefully it will like it's new location.

djacobz568sewi: looking really good.

ken_adrian: could be planted too deep. I'll check it again, next cool-ish day.

How's everyone's Fire Island doing, now that it's September?

I think mine likes its new location. Still major leaf damage, but a few new ones didn't get eaten. But best of all, she had flowers, for I think, the first time ever.