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Sacha wrote:
Could be - the myrtles we have are pretty tall, apart from M. ugni, so a high greenhouse, orangerie, conservatory, or whatever would be needed. It's just that we can't see why you'd force M. communis to flower in February... We used to grow Myrtus communis ssp. tarentina 'Microphylla' as a dwarf flowering pot plant and brought it into gentle heat after Christmas to get early flowering in February and March. By bringing plants in successionally from cold, but frost-free cover, it was possible to have them in flower over a very long period. I never tried with the straight species, but it responds very well to control by annual pruning and I see no reason why it could not have been treated similarly. Very first flowers out of doors here in Torquay usually start in late February, whereas the bush I had growing against a house wall in the Midlands never showed much before mid May. As to Ugni fruit Sacha, if fully and completely sun-ripened, they are utterly lush steeped for an hour or so in Kirsch with sugar and then eaten with cream!!!! Dave Poole Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C. Growing season: March - November |
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