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Salvia confertiflora
Is anyone growing this 'up country'? I'm curious to know how well it
does in frosty winters. It comes through with us usually but we did lose some of it last year. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Salvia confertiflora
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says... Is anyone growing this 'up country'? I'm curious to know how well it does in frosty winters. It comes through with us usually but we did lose some of it last year. Came through here, and flowered all through, been in flower now 2 years without a break, looking great as I write. We do grow it in very free draining compost bang up against a greenhouse and through an evergreen senna so its well protected. -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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Salvia confertiflora
On 2009-11-11 13:53:00 +0000, Charlie Pridham
said: In article , says... Is anyone growing this 'up country'? I'm curious to know how well it does in frosty winters. It comes through with us usually but we did lose some of it last year. Came through here, and flowered all through, been in flower now 2 years without a break, looking great as I write. We do grow it in very free draining compost bang up against a greenhouse and through an evergreen senna so its well protected. Ours was out in one of the big borders on the lawn and just didn't have enough protection, we think. Time to try again next year. Anyway, you're cheating, you're 'down country'. ;-)) I think that particular one had been in about 4 or 5 years with no problem but last year's frosts went too low and hung on for too long, I think. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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Salvia confertiflora
In article , Sacha
writes Is anyone growing this 'up country'? I'm curious to know how well it does in frosty winters. It comes through with us usually but we did lose some of it last year. 4 of us lost it last winter Sacha. Two are really high up in Chilterns 1 is fairly sheltered. -- Janet Tweedy Dalmatian Telegraph http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk |
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Salvia confertiflora
On 2009-11-11 17:55:37 +0000, Janet Tweedy said:
In article , Sacha writes Is anyone growing this 'up country'? I'm curious to know how well it does in frosty winters. It comes through with us usually but we did lose some of it last year. 4 of us lost it last winter Sacha. Two are really high up in Chilterns 1 is fairly sheltered. That sounds as if it usually takes a fair amount of cold, though, Janet? Last winter being exceptional and all! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.com Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics. South Devon |
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