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Old 17-04-2014, 02:53 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Waiting 28 years for shrub to flower...

On 2014-04-17 13:00:22 +0000, Jeff Layman said:

On 17/04/2014 13:11, rbel wrote:
....http://www.westernmorningnews.co.uk/...ail/story.html

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Shouldn't it grow more than 10 ft high in 28 years? Sounds like the
growing conditions aren't quite right. Also, from the photo, it seems
to be in rather bright sunlight - as far as I remember, the R.
sinogrande I have seen have all been in more shady conditions.


Plant World is fairly high above Newton Abbot, almost at the top of a
hill, so it's probably quite windy and exposed. I don't know if that
would make a big difference to flowering time or conditions?
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