On 19/05/2014 22:30, David Hill wrote:
I was thinking this evening that you don't often see Phlomis grow these days
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psd8f6169f.jpg

The same goes for Genista hispanica
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps435065d5.jpg

and before anyone asks, that's a Rhodo flower on the background.
David@ a thundery side of Swansea Bay

I've just put a P. fruticosa in, and I often see it in garden centres
and NGS gardens. It isn't as common as it was several years ago, but
it's not exactly a rarity. Out of interest, I'm growing P. purpurea
from seed. It will be interesting to see if it survives here in a
Mediterranean-style garden. But if we have a winter like last year, I
doubt very much it will be around in May next year.

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Jeff