On Aug 2, 6:03*pm, wrote:
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Dave Hill wrote:

On 2 Aug, 16:20, "Ophelia" wrote:
Judith in France wrote:

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Lovely)

Your unknown climber is Campsis radicans, a great plant if it is
happy .
Nice to put a face to a name.

Are you sure? *Or is is Campsis x grandiflora, which is rather more
common? *Not that it makes a lot of difference, and the latter is
often called C. radicans. *As you say, a great plant.

Apparently, the true C. radicans is rather too tender for the UK,
and most of France, but that is merely picked up from books.

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Mine has to withstand very low temperatures Nick, but I do protect
it. Each year I think it is dead and then suddenly in June there is a
glimmer of a bud.

Judith

In article ,
Judith in France wrote:

Apparently, the true C. radicans is rather too tender for the UK,
and most of France, but that is merely picked up from books.

Mine has to withstand very low temperatures Nick, but I do protect
it. Each year I think it is dead and then suddenly in June there is a
glimmer of a bud.

Very interesting. In these warm winters, C. x taglibuana (which is
what I meant - grandiflora is the other parent) is happy with me.
I originally wanted C. radicans because the colour is better (as I
understand it), but was put off by the tenderness remarks.

On that matter, my Erythrina crista-galli is growing happily, but
have haven't yet got any decent flowers. Last year, it produced
some just before the weather turned cold and they more rotted than
opened.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2009-08-03 08:34:21 +0100, said:

In article ,
Judith in France wrote:

Apparently, the true C. radicans is rather too tender for the UK,
and most of France, but that is merely picked up from books.

Mine has to withstand very low temperatures Nick, but I do protect
it. Each year I think it is dead and then suddenly in June there is a
glimmer of a bud.

Very interesting. In these warm winters, C. x taglibuana (which is
what I meant - grandiflora is the other parent) is happy with me.
I originally wanted C. radicans because the colour is better (as I
understand it), but was put off by the tenderness remarks.

On that matter, my Erythrina crista-galli is growing happily, but
have haven't yet got any decent flowers. Last year, it produced
some just before the weather turned cold and they more rotted than
opened.


Is your Erythrina outside, Nick? Ours lives in one of the greenhouses
because its pot is too big to move. It flowered very well this year,
as did the Petrea volubilis but it does have the advantage of glass.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Is your Erythrina outside, Nick? Ours lives in one of the greenhouses
because its pot is too big to move. It flowered very well this year,
as did the Petrea volubilis but it does have the advantage of glass.

Yes. It is in our warmest, south-facing, corner - and I cover it with
a plastic (double glazed!) pyramid in the winter.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2009-08-03 12:25:31 +0100, said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Is your Erythrina outside, Nick? Ours lives in one of the greenhouses
because its pot is too big to move. It flowered very well this year,
as did the Petrea volubilis but it does have the advantage of glass.

Yes. It is in our warmest, south-facing, corner - and I cover it with
a plastic (double glazed!) pyramid in the winter.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I'm still amazed at what can survive outside in winter and yes, I know
you cosset it a bit but even so......! I imagine it's sharply drained
so doesn't have wet, cold roots all winter.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Is your Erythrina outside, Nick? Ours lives in one of the greenhouses
because its pot is too big to move. It flowered very well this year,
as did the Petrea volubilis but it does have the advantage of glass.

Yes. It is in our warmest, south-facing, corner - and I cover it with
a plastic (double glazed!) pyramid in the winter.

I'm still amazed at what can survive outside in winter and yes, I know
you cosset it a bit but even so......! I imagine it's sharply drained
so doesn't have wet, cold roots all winter.

Since my soil is 60% sand, no. Yes, it gets wet there, but it never
waterlogs. The cover was intended to keep it a bit drier than the
rest of the garden.

You have heard it before, but I succeeded with Passiflora incarnata
only after planting it in the rain shadow of the eaves.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On 2009-08-03 14:55:51 +0100, said:

In article ,
Sacha wrote:

Is your Erythrina outside, Nick? Ours lives in one of the greenhouses
because its pot is too big to move. It flowered very well this year,
as did the Petrea volubilis but it does have the advantage of glass.

Yes. It is in our warmest, south-facing, corner - and I cover it with
a plastic (double glazed!) pyramid in the winter.

I'm still amazed at what can survive outside in winter and yes, I know
you cosset it a bit but even so......! I imagine it's sharply drained
so doesn't have wet, cold roots all winter.

Since my soil is 60% sand, no. Yes, it gets wet there, but it never
waterlogs. The cover was intended to keep it a bit drier than the
rest of the garden.

You have heard it before, but I succeeded with Passiflora incarnata
only after planting it in the rain shadow of the eaves.

I hadn't remembered that - amazing!


--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

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Judith in France wrote:

Apparently, the true C. radicans is rather too tender for the UK,
and most of France, but that is merely picked up from books.

Mine has to withstand very low temperatures Nick, but I do protect
it. Each year I think it is dead and then suddenly in June there is a
glimmer of a bud.

Very interesting. In these warm winters, C. x taglibuana (which is
what I meant - grandiflora is the other parent) is happy with me.
I originally wanted C. radicans because the colour is better (as I
understand it), but was put off by the tenderness remarks.

On that matter, my Erythrina crista-galli is growing happily, but
have haven't yet got any decent flowers. Last year, it produced
some just before the weather turned cold and they more rotted than
opened.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Nick, I would regard radicans as being the tough one and grandiflora as
being more tender, the crosses are generally hardy allthough don't always
flower well if some stems do not over winter and for that they need
summer heat. You should be pleased you did not plant C radicans as it is
an invasive nuisence and suckers like mad, but it does also self cling
:~)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea