Tropaeolum Speciosum

Steal a bit from your neighbours Rhylegranny :D It's the only way :D

 

I shall sneak out at the dead of midnight with my torch and trowel. :skp:

 

It works in Scotland. Now we'll find out if it works in Northern Ireland . it's all in the name of science you know :lollol:
The department of Parapsychology at Edinburgh University might be very interested in the results :flag:

 

See, this is all very confusing. RHS say it's hardy down to -5'c...but it survives in Scotland and Northern Ireland, regions of the UK where it goes lower than that (I know, I lived in Northern Ireland for 18 years and Edinburgh for 2 years!). Hence me asking on here what people thought...

Thanks for that info Marley. The location would be the one bit of the garden that does stay moist, even now. In fact the same place where I tried a rose, that didn't grow fast enough to get to the sunlight! Hopefully Tropaeolum will though...the clematis is a similar location doesn't seem to have any issues. It would also get shade at it's roots from other plants. I know the plants at T&M are small - several bamboos I got from them three years ago are only now showing real promise. But I am happy to pay a small price for something that might sulk and die or might instead do well and can be grown on in a pot until planting out.

Now...where did I put the credit card...

 

The beautiful flame flower I had it growing in my garden in North Cumbria it came up every year without fail . The cold never bothered it ,my only gripe was I tried several times to root it without success .
Just a couple of weeks ago I visited a local GC & found some ,guess who came away with said plant ?

THE PLANT

 

I'm in two minds still, especially seeing the size I would get from T&M and their postage costs - total £9.44 for a 9cm pot. I could get a Clematis that I know would survive for less than that in my local garden centre:thumb:

On the other hand I could use that Russian Vine I bought a month or so ago...that would happily grow through the neighbours Leylandii, don't you think?:D:D