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Old 04-02-2020, 02:05 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Martin Brown[_2_] Martin Brown[_2_] is offline
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On 03/02/2020 18:30, Bob Hobden wrote:
On 3 Feb 2020 08:42, Chris Hogg wrote:
On Mon, 3 Feb 2020 08:36:53 +0000, Jeff Layman
wrote:

On 03/02/20 00:05, David Hill wrote:

if the former, you'll never be able to get rid of it!

I've got "Vic Pawlowski's Gold", and it spreads well in a raised

peaty bed.

I'd love to have it as a 'problem', but I'm struggling to establish it
in my heavy loam.


At my third attempt I planted some in deeper shade under my large tree
fern with other ferns and it's established. This new one is a pink
flowered variety (I expect orchid pink).
Also garden on heavy loam so there is hope.


I'm on heavy clay and it seems to do OK here provided I don't put it
somewhere that waterlogs in winter or bakes in summer. Prefers quite
deep shade in summer so under deciduous trees works for me. Even the
golden form stays alive and expands slowly in the better spots.

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Martin Brown