On 27/6/08 14:34, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote:

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Sacha wrote:
I would strongly recommend Hardenbergia violacea. Ours grows in an unheated
greenhouse which is kept just above freezing. It rewards us by flowering
wonderfully and if it's in a really sheltered spot, it can be grown
outdoors.

Sacha, what a beautiful flower!
http://www.abc.net.au/gardening/stories/s1460240.htm

This looks like just the plant to me, though I note what they say about
it tending to bush up at the top. Do you find that? If so, can you
force it to still sprout from lower down?

South Devon vs. 265 metres above sea-level in Shropshire. Well, it's
worth a try.

Eddy.


It has a sort of cycle of growth, at present it is growing rapidly (mine
is outside) lots of bits will trail down, it stops growing in the Autumn
and the leaves harden up and are quite leathery, buds form around
Christmas and it starts flowering in the new year carrying on for around
4 months and which stage most of the old leaves drop and growth resumes.
I did not mention it as I find it has a much shorter flowering season
under glass and also it require patient tidying to remove old growth in
the late spring, which outside the weather removes! It is however worth
the effort as it is stunning in flower and very early (always a bonus)

We saw it outside in Tresco, Charlie, flowering now and it still seemed to
have some old growth that needed tidying out, I thought. What I like about
it is that it won't take over completely and it flowers so early, as you
rightly say. Perhaps Eddy could combine it with something else? I love
Thunbergia greggii and the 'Lemon Queen' one too, T. alata, I think?
Muehlenbeckia would be 'interesting' but not flowery.
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Sacha
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South Devon
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