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Old 07-05-2009, 11:50 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Lily of the valley and Japanese anenome

Emery Davis writes
K wrote:
Bob Hobden writes

"'Mike'" wrote after "Bob Hobden" wrote
"Sacha" wrote
I've yet to get LotV to grow successfully in any garden I have
had
and by now, that's quite a few!

Thank goodness for that I thought it was just me.

Is it the variety? Lilly of the Valley grows as a weed in our garden and
is creeping across the gavel path

I doubt it, more likely the plant has some specific needs/wants that it
doesn't get in our garden. Not having to compete is one possibility.

very strong possibility I suspect. Ours is not doing well against
celandine, but it lovers all those bare bits under trees where nothing
else will grow.


Hmm, I wonder. Perhaps needs acid soil?


No - it grows on limestone pavements with very little soil cover.

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Kay