On 19/7/07 11:03, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:

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If you can't push the boundaries down South then what chance do I have in
wet and windy Yorkshi-) I've got several Puya growing in a raised bed
and they survived the winter OK (what winter?). I can't remember the names,
nor can I get a decent photo because they are all still clothed in dead
beech leaves. Much to the amusement of the local rif-raf ,I tried to vac the
leaves out -but no success.
Are these things monocarpic and just Kark it:-)



I think they're monocarpic but send out several suckers. According to the
books it will take -6C but I think our problem would be wet more than cold.
-6 happens here but not often and not for long, usually. Your raised beds
seem to be a very good idea and just what we're hoping to be able to do here
for one or two more tender things.
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