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On 28/10/04 5:48, in article ,
"Magwitch" wrote:

Franz Heymann muttered:


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should I lift them and if so how to keep over winter, or would
it be
enough to mulch the crown and leave them in the bed. Was it
the wet,
cold or
both that did for last year's?

I think it would be best to lift the tubers now and overwinter
them
indoors, as they are not really hardy plants.

Franz

Franz is correct. I asked Ray about this and he said overwinter
them
somewhere frost free. As they're still flowering, perhaps you
could move
them into a pot of compost and bring them in?
We have never managed to keep them in the ground through the
winter here.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

They must be very borderline. My mother has kept a plant in her
borders
for about five years now (Staffs). She has very free-draining soil.
On the other hand, I've lost them, through rotting, when I've kept
them
in the greenhouse.
Janet G

We've had one outside in our border in London for the past 2 winters
but again, our soil is VERY free-draining.
Sheila