On 2013-03-10 10:31:22 +0000, Jeff Layman said:

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.

Ray always says that if people aren't growing a (garden) plant there
may well be a reason for that! I'm sure you're right re Edgworthia. It
wouldn't 'do' here but it might in e.g. Salcombe which gives a fairly
limited range. That said, friends of ours living there lost several
Agaves a couple of years ago.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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