On 7/11/04 9:24, in article , "Kay"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
snip But several friends of mine who have planted
them tidily in flower beds have found that they have moved themselves in a
very determined fashion to gravel paths and are just about swamping them!
I don't agree with those who suggest damp areas for planting but that's just
my personal experience of them.

They grow well around here in heavy clay. I have three patches, one
which has always been there and is spreading slightly which is in semi
shade, and two spreading patches, one under a whitebeam, and the other
under a magnolia and a willow. They're all ignoring the nearby gravel
paths.
Bizarre - definitely plants with a will of their own!

They seem to like bare soil, somewhere where they can be the only ground
level plant.
Maybe that's the answer - a total lack of competition.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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