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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: ACE on June 26, 2005, 21:18:59

Title: hot colours
Post by: ACE on June 26, 2005, 21:18:59

If you want to brighten up a border put a in drift of lychnis vesuvius, they are easy to grow from seed and are a hardy perrenial. one packet of Mr fotheringales seed gave me over 500 plants and the lot sold out in a week once they were in flower.

(http://www.fothergills.co.uk/images/detailimages/1968-lychnis-large.jpg)

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: Deeds on June 26, 2005, 21:41:41

That's a beauty, I grow 'Molten Lava' which has the same colour foliage but the flowers are a glowing scarlet red.

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: undercarriage plan on June 26, 2005, 21:55:41

Heritage do you run your own nursery? Lottie (I'm very nosey by the way!!)

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: ACE on June 26, 2005, 23:15:06

Yes, but only a small one, I usually grow all the plants for our show gardens, and sell the spares. This week it was all sunset boulevard, (evening primrose) grown from seed and sold at a tidy profit. I have also just potted on 2,000 apricot digitalis which are going on to a big project we have in the winter months at a holiday park.

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: dibberxxx on June 27, 2005, 16:03:26

what lovely colour might give them a go for next years thanks for the info, i love hot colours so any more info on hots that are easy to grow from seed would be appreciated

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: undercarriage plan on June 27, 2005, 20:59:33

Oooo!!! You're just the person I want to talk to!! I really, really want to start a little one too! Have the land, that's as far as I've got....... ;D Are you glad you started it?? Lottie

Title: Re: hot colours
Post by: Marianne on June 27, 2005, 21:10:50

I like the colour of the leaves on these plants.  They look purple from here  ???