On 11/3/07 11:29, in article , "Des
Higgins" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Is anyone else growing this? It's aka the Mexican sunflower. We first
saw
it in Monet's garden where it was planted, rather strangely, as a dot
plant
instead of big groups where it would look very 'WOW'. All the gardener
could tell me when I asked its name was 'Torche' which is the variety
there.
However, somehow Ray has tracked it down and I spent yesterday afternoon
pricking out dozens of seedlings! We're going to plant a big clump of it
in
our own garden to see how it does. Some sources say the taller ones need
staking. I believe Suttons Seeds has it in this country.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...h+Images&gbv=2

Combine it with Cosmos 'purity' for a classic pairing (read it in a
Christopher Lloyd book and tried it one year; was stunning).
Beware of mixed colour varieties. I think the variety we used was indeed
'Torch' which is brilliant orange.

That's a great idea with the Cosmos. I shall rush out and tell Ray about
that one! Thank you! And yes, Torch is what we have.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)