"Judith in France" wrote in message
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On Jul 9, 6:03 pm, "Spider" wrote:
Hi Sacha,

I have a beautiful new plant, Isoplexis canarienses or Canary Island
Foxglove. I have been able to learn a little bit about it, including
that
it is scarce in its own habitat. As it is often grown in the warmer
southern counties (I bought it on the Isle of Wight), I am hoping you
know
it and perhaps have some experience of it. I understand it is rather
tender, but would be very interested to learn your (and others, please)
experience of it. Just how much protection do I need to give it? Or can
I
get away with little or no protection in SE London? I've read that it's
easy to propagate from seed or cuttings .. how easy? .. how much
variation
in the seedlings? Well, really, *anything* you can tell me about it.
I'm
smitten!

Thanks for time,
Spider

Spider, long time to see you here again , it's lovely to see you,
how's your garden growing then?

Judith

It's growing quite well, thank you. Some parts are 'work in progress' so
don't look like much just now. In spite of that, some kind friends and
visitors pop in and say 'wow', so I try and see it the way they do. We
gardeners always see the weeds and duff areas, don't we? Once in a while
it's nice to have ones eyes opened by a compliment. I have a long L-shaped
border which is looking quite lovely, fronted by a two-level cascade pond
which is a reliable attention-getter. All the same, I'll be glad when I've
got the outstanding jobs done.

It's nice to be back, by-the-way, and thank you.
Spider