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rebirth of pelargoniums
To my amazement, two ivy-leaved pels 'Barbe Bleu' that I cruelly left
outside planted into the base of my big passiflora pots this winter have started shooting from the roots! I thought I'd managed to kill half of the ones in pots just by overwintering in the greenhouse, but they are clearly tougher than I thought. Mind you, they were about to flower this time last year, so with just 2 microleaves each, they are a bit behind themselves ! I don't know whether to be pleased or annoyed: I'd just decided to replace them with the new variety 'Black Magic'. Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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rebirth of pelargoniums
On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:55:53 +0100, Victoria Clare
wrote: To my amazement, two ivy-leaved pels 'Barbe Bleu' that I cruelly left outside planted into the base of my big passiflora pots this winter have started shooting from the roots! I thought I'd managed to kill half of the ones in pots just by overwintering in the greenhouse, but they are clearly tougher than I thought. Mind you, they were about to flower this time last year, so with just 2 microleaves each, they are a bit behind themselves ! I don't know whether to be pleased or annoyed: I'd just decided to replace them with the new variety 'Black Magic'. I would guess that down there in a favoured spot, many Pelargoniums would get through the recent mild winters we've been having. Perhaps such a spot isn't easy for you find if you're facing North.Prestatyn has a very favoured climate similar to parts of the SW. I knew a house there - now demolished where they had an ivy- leaved pel trained around the South facing front door for several years. Rod Weed my email address to reply http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html |
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rebirth of pelargoniums
Rod wrote in
: On Thu, 24 Jun 2004 19:55:53 +0100, Victoria Clare wrote: To my amazement, two ivy-leaved pels 'Barbe Bleu' that I cruelly left outside planted into the base of my big passiflora pots this winter have started shooting from the roots! I would guess that down there in a favoured spot, many Pelargoniums would get through the recent mild winters we've been having. Perhaps such a spot isn't easy for you find if you're facing North. I'm quite high up too, so we tend to get weather blowing over from Dartmoor, but those pots are in the lee of the greenhouse. I may keep them another year - I wonder if they will toughen up with repeated abuse ? Victoria -- gardening on a north-facing hill in South-East Cornwall -- |
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rebirth of pelargoniums
On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 11:42:34 +0100, Victoria Clare
wrote: To my amazement, two ivy-leaved pels 'Barbe Bleu' that I cruelly left outside planted into the base of my big passiflora pots this winter have started shooting from the roots! A good while back, when I used to grow a few Ivy leaved Pels, they all overwintered here for several years with hardly a loss of leaf. They did so well that certain varieties such as 'Mexicana' became very large, trained up and over 6ft high tripods of canes. Each late spring saw a rash of seedlings, some of which were worth retaining and all of them appearing even hardier than their parents. I just keep a few of the more showy scented leaved types now and all have overwintered well for the past 3 years. So much so that they have to be brutally hacked down each spring to keep them in check. Dave Poole Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C. Growing season: March - November |
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