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19-05-2004, 11:13 AM

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Nick Maclaren wrote:

It is quite vigorous, isn't it?

The straight species is, but a while back, I discovered a superb form
with very broad creamy white leaf edges. It arose spontaneously as a
single shoot on a plant growing 'wild' in an untended area of my front
garden. For a couple of years, I ripped away all plain green shoots
and last year it was a very pretty sight - especially when in flower.
It simply will not propagate however and I suspect [No, I'm almost
certain] that it is a sectional chimaera (Nick will explain that one!)
to boot. This year a few predations from snails have left it looking
very sorry for itself - made worse by the fact that last summer's
endless scorching weakened it considerably.

Dave Poole
Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK
Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C.
Growing season: March - November
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