On Tue, 17 May 2011 22:22:31 +0100, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

In article
,
Dave Poole writes
Personally I can't understand
why even the annual forms aren't more widely grown. They're easy to
grow and immensely rewarding.


I've grown the annuals several times. Chiltern seeds used to have it I
recall.
I did find the scent completely outweighed the scratty flowers, bit like
night scented stock, but the scent was well worth it.
Ovata is more of a clump than single stems.

I've missed a post somewhere. Is this the alpine which Carol Klein
was raving about at Malvern? How easy is it to grow from seed?

Pam in Bristol