The blooming habit of these little beasties is a bit peculiar.
The blooms come in groups that last only a few days but they are
replaced by new groups at approximately 2 week (fortnight) intervals.
I like them but they can be pretty invasive. They will quietly take over
your garden if you let them.
Bob Williams

"Bob Williams" wrote ...
The blooming habit of these little beasties is a bit peculiar.
The blooms come in groups that last only a few days but they are
replaced by new groups at approximately 2 week (fortnight) intervals.
I like them but they can be pretty invasive. They will quietly take over
your garden if you let them.

I wish! Here they are a prized greenhouse plant. :-)

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Regards
Bob Hobden

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I like them but they can be pretty invasive. They will quietly take over
your garden if you let them.

I wish! Here they are a prized greenhouse plant. :-)

I've never seen them - but I don't use the greenhouse for decorative stuff
(except that to me there's nothing more beautiful than masses of tomatoes).
They certainly are pretty.

Mary

"Mary Fisher" wrote after "Bob Hobden" wittered on

I like them but they can be pretty invasive. They will quietly take over
your garden if you let them.

I wish! Here they are a prized greenhouse plant. :-)

I've never seen them - but I don't use the greenhouse for decorative stuff
(except that to me there's nothing more beautiful than masses of
tomatoes). They certainly are pretty.


Mary, the plant is Dietes grandiflora and it is now quite easily available
in the UK if you search in the RHS Plantfinder..
http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dietes gives more info. It will reflower on the
old flower spike so don't cut it off after the flowers fade unless it turns
brown and dead.

At least one site suggests they are frost hardy, I know it grows in places
that do get a touch of frost in it's native South Africa, but I'm still
building up mine before I chance a bit outside in a sunny well drained
place.

As for Tomatoes being beautiful, I think you have to go a long way to beat a
row of well grown Savoys in the middle of winter.
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Bob Hobden

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Mary, the plant is Dietes grandiflora and it is now quite easily available
in the UK if you search in the RHS Plantfinder..
http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantfinder/plantfinder.asp

It could be that since I have little enthusiasm for flowers I haven't
noticed it :-)

....

As for Tomatoes being beautiful, I think you have to go a long way to beat
a row of well grown Savoys in the middle of winter.

Oh yes. And chard in summer and autumn and January King in the snow and ...
well ... I haven't room for a row of savoys, the only part of my garden
which is devoted to a relatively large area for a very short seasonal crop
is the asparagus bed.

I'm drooling already :-)

Mary