"Martin & Anna Sykes" wrote in message ...
They went mad. Rampant almost. In a spot that gets the very first sun of
the day and only until around midday they have flourished.

I'm surprised! I thought that you had to avoid the first sun of the day
because the buds get damaged if they thaw too quickly on frosty mornings.
Is
this just a myth?


Yes, it's true that if the night has been frosty and the flowers get hit by
the first rays of the sun they warm up too quickly and suffer "burning"
leading to brown flowers. A freeze drying effect.
They effect seems to be dependant on variety too, our old single doesn't
suffer but a large pink double right next-door does.
Plants don't seem to mind though.

--
Bob
http://www.pooleygreengrowers.org.uk/ about an allotment site
in Runnymede, fighting for its existence against bureaucracy.