11-03-2013, 05:12 PM
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EDGEWORTHIA chrysantha
On 11/03/2013 16:54, Janet wrote:
In article , lid says...
On 11/03/2013 10:57, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-03-11 08:45:14 +0000, Charlie Pridham said:
Same for us here Janet, lack of summer heat is a bigger problem than
winter cold.
Plus winter wet! We had a Cytisus battandieri in what we thought was a
sheltered spot and it lasted precisely one year. I don't think it was a
particularly cold winter, so suspect it was the wet wot got it.
I wouldn't be surprised.
I have one five years old, has grown well to five ft wide and hight, but still
hasn't flowered :-( It's in a raised bed, sunny spot, sheltered from wind..
In a neighbouring garden where I used to live in Horsham, there was a
freestanding Cytisus battandieri. It was several metres from any wall,
and the main trunk was 10+ cm in diameter. It must have been many years
old, and it was definitely in flower last year. I wonder what that
one's provenance was?
One thing we haven't mentioned is the source of the plant.
Probably "a polytunnel in Holland".
LOL
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Jeff
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