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Old 04-08-2014, 10:13 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Jeff Layman[_2_] Jeff Layman[_2_] is offline
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Default Ping Sacha - Erythrina crista-galli

On 03/08/2014 21:56, Jeff Layman wrote:
I see you offer this. Does it flower for you? I grew one in a pot for
years, and it never flowered. Last year I bought one at Pan-Global, and
put it outside in a south-facing warm, sunny spot. It has more than
doubled in diameter (it's now around 6 cm), and has put out at least a
dozen stems around 150 cm long, but no sign of flower buds.


Thanks for all the replies.

It is at the base of a dwarf-south facing patio wall, and about 3 metres
from the south-facing wall of the house here in South Hampshire. It was
mulched in winter, but there was almost no frost here anyway. As other
plants seem to be weeks ahead, I had hoped it might show some flower
buds by now. Some more patience required, methinks!

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Jeff