Is anyone else growing this? It's aka the Mexican sunflower. We first saw
it in Monet's garden where it was planted, rather strangely, as a dot plant
instead of big groups where it would look very 'WOW'. All the gardener
could tell me when I asked its name was 'Torche' which is the variety there.
However, somehow Ray has tracked it down and I spent yesterday afternoon
pricking out dozens of seedlings! We're going to plant a big clump of it in
our own garden to see how it does. Some sources say the taller ones need
staking. I believe Suttons Seeds has it in this country.
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...h+Images&gbv=2
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)