in article , Nick Maclaren at
wrote on 15/10/03 9:24 am:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
| in article , Nick Maclaren at
| wrote on 15/10/03 8:43 am:
| In article m,
| AndreaL writes:
| | I'm putting a trellis on top of an existing fence and along part of a
| | wall and I want something that doesn't turn into twigs in the winter
| | but is still well covered.
| |
| | Is bougainvillea evergreen and is it quite vigourous?
|
| Yes, and yes, very. Is it hardy? No, not at all.
|
| I've only just seen this post. Would the famous Holboellia fit the OP's
| requirements, Nick?

Dunno. Mine was quite happy with last winter, which was mild and
dropped to only -8 Celcius. But I haven't got any flowers yet,
as they have always been frosted. It is quite likely that it is
another plant that is leaf hardy over a much larger range than it
is flower hardy!


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

We got down to -7 last year and still had flowers this year, though possibly
not as many as in previous years.
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