On 10/03/2013 07:18, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-09 23:09:03 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:

On 09/03/2013 20:40, Janet wrote:
Thanks for replies...you've talked me into trying it:-) Who could resist at
£30. Now I'm mentally roaming the garden back home looking for a suitable spot.


huh, my friend's got one in a fairly sheltered garden. You never see
the blinking flowers as you have to crawl under netting and fleece to
see them as they always flower at the coldest time. Growth not much to
write home about either but fragrance lovely.

The scent is lovely, I agree but the growth habit would make it better
in a conservatory, preferably in a (very) raised bed!! ;-)

Whenever I see a plant offered for sale that I've never seen before, the
first question I ask myself is /why/ have I never seen it before if it
is as good as the label tells me it is? The usual answer is that it is
not hardy despite what the label or seller might say. And I think that
is the case with Edgeworthia (which I have seen for sale several times),
but have never seen outside - even against a wall. Maybe there are some
in very sheltered sites, but it's rarity suggests it has been tried and
found wanting.

It's always worth pushing the boundaries - particularly for new plants -
to establish just what the limits are, whether temperature, light,
watering, or whatever. But I think that Edgeworthia has been around long
enough for it to have a "not hardy" label.

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Jeff