On 22/1/06 2:06, in article ,
"Dave Poole" wrote:

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As an ornamental, it has much to recommend it and there are some
stunning varieties. There's even a giant form with massive leaves on
head-high stalks. Once you have an established plant, it increases
readily into a sizeable clump and as hinted before, its cold tolerance
when dormant makes it an excellent subject for the cool/cold
greenhouse in regions too cold to support it outside. Maybe I'm
imagining it, but I thought I saw one of the purple leaved forms
(possibly 'Black Magic') at the nursery. t would certainly look good
planted in the border of the small double.

Clever you! There's one in the middle bed, not too far from the Impatiens
tinctoria. ;-) I love it.

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