On 4/9/07 13:48, in article , "Nick
Maclaren" wrote:


In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| Great information, Nick and thank you. The pundits say it will go to -10
if
| covered with a thick mulch. We were interested to know what experience
| people have of growing it in colder conditions than we have here because we
| think the trouble with us will be wet soil, unless we put it in a well
| drained spot - something that can be hard to find in this garden!

I may rig up a snail house, er, cover for it this winter and see if
that helps.

As I have posted before, I managed to get Passiflora incarnata to go
(flowering now!) by planting it in the rain shadow of the house,
where its roots can run out. And Cyclamen coum is almost completely
hardy and will even naturalise itself in such conditions (which may
include under conifers).

I don't know if that trick would help with it.

I think we're likely to plant it in the tea room bed which is very wide,
sloping and has some tree cover. We tend to try slightly dodgy things there
and it's where Ray put the hideous (in my eyes) Beschorneria for example.
There's even a Puya growing there, so the Erythrina should be okay, if we
can find space! The house borders are pretty well crammed, though now I
think of it, there is a Fuchsia not doing terribly well that could come out.
BTW, I've been meaning to ask for ages - years ago I sent you a Dahlia
imperialis to try at the Botanic Garden. Did it ever do anything or did it
just turn its toes up?
Getting P. incarnata going is something of a triumph for you. It's really
lovely.


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Sacha
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South Devon
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'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'