"Jupiter" wrote in message
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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 21:05:30 +0000, edricdegus
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andrewpreece Wrote:
OK your average gardener regards it as a weed, but I reckon it's
beautiful
and wish to have a stand of the things in my garden. I saved some of
the
seeds from last year, which are of the fluffy airborne variety, but my
standard technique of sticking them 1/4" down in compost in the
greenhouse,
keeping it moist and praying has failed.
No seedlings, and it's been 6 weeks now. Any ideas?

Andy.

Please does anyone know of any garden centre where I can buy
Rosebay/Fireweed seeds from? I live in Manchester and I would love to
grow some in my garden, I have only seen it on railway embankments and
it's far too dangerous to go near there. Any help would be very much
appreciated. Edric

Lovely stuff on railway embankments, in old goods yards, bombsites and
the like. A pernicious weed in gardens and a nuisance to your
neighbours.

ISTR Mynd Hardy Plants had a white cultivar in their catalogue, as epilobium
angustifolium alba, or something similar. I've never actually had to buy any
Rosebay Willowherb, myself, they just keep on appearing, like it or not.