I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1" to 5"
tall.

When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a large
pot?

TIA

K

"K" wrote in
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I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1"
to 5" tall.

When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a
large pot?

(Since no-one more informed has answered), I reckon you could put them
outside now. They don't seem to attract slugs, and it's more than warm
enough.

I lost most of my small seedlings last winter (though they were smaller
than yours) in the greenhouse. I'm not sure if it was just too cold, or
if I kept them too wet (they seem very drought-tolerant).

The ones that made it were the ones I had inside in a pot, which grew
rampantly all winter, and have been in flower since May.

I thought these were all one plant, but it's become clear I have one
yellow-flowering one with greener leaves, and one (or more?) red-
flowering one with redder leaves.

They are growing successfully in a tall terracotta urn with a bamboo
pole stuck in it, but I get the impression they would really like more
root space. So, yes you can grow them in pots, but they do get tall, so
don't make my mistake.

Because of the shape of the urn I can't get mine out without smashing
it! Which I shall probably have to do at some point. Pity.

Hope these ramblings help.

Victoria
--
gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
--

On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:39:21 +0100, "K" wrote:

~I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1" to 5"
~tall.
~
~When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a large
~pot?
~
~TIA
~
~K

Mine have been out for some time, and are flowering. When they decide
to shoot up, they go... and they tangle round everything! I'd pop them
out asap as then they will have time to put a decent amount of root
out before winter (they are supposed to be hardy-ish but it's my first
year of growing them too so I've no idea!)

Sorry I didn't notice this reply was still stuck in my outbox from the
day the query was posted...


--
jane

Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
Mark Twain

Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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: "K" wrote in
: :
:
: I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1"
: to 5" tall.
:
: When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a
: large pot?
:
: (Since no-one more informed has answered), I reckon you could put them
: outside now. They don't seem to attract slugs, and it's more than warm
: enough.
:
: I lost most of my small seedlings last winter (though they were smaller
: than yours) in the greenhouse. I'm not sure if it was just too cold, or
: if I kept them too wet (they seem very drought-tolerant).
:
: The ones that made it were the ones I had inside in a pot, which grew
: rampantly all winter, and have been in flower since May.
:
: I thought these were all one plant, but it's become clear I have one
: yellow-flowering one with greener leaves, and one (or more?) red-
: flowering one with redder leaves.
:
: They are growing successfully in a tall terracotta urn with a bamboo
: pole stuck in it, but I get the impression they would really like more
: root space. So, yes you can grow them in pots, but they do get tall, so
: don't make my mistake.
:
: Because of the shape of the urn I can't get mine out without smashing
: it! Which I shall probably have to do at some point. Pity.
:
: Hope these ramblings help.
:
: Victoria
: --
: gardening on a north-facing hill
: in South-East Cornwall
: --
Thanks, Victoria - very helpful. I grew mine indoors on a window cill in my
spare room as I don't have a greenhouse. I've got 6 left as some didn't
make it, so I shall try some in a large pot as I've just taken delivery of a
'flower belle' from T & M so they can climb up that for the time being. Can
they stay out for the winter do you know - I imagine they can if they are
well established.

K

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: On Tue, 29 Jul 2003 15:39:21 +0100, "K" wrote:
:
: ~I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1" to
5"
: ~tall.
: ~
: ~When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a large
: ~pot?
: ~
: ~TIA
: ~
: ~K
:
: Mine have been out for some time, and are flowering. When they decide
: to shoot up, they go... and they tangle round everything! I'd pop them
: out asap as then they will have time to put a decent amount of root
: out before winter (they are supposed to be hardy-ish but it's my first
: year of growing them too so I've no idea!)
:
: Sorry I didn't notice this reply was still stuck in my outbox from the
: day the query was posted...
:
:
: --
: jane
:
: Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone,
: you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
: Mark Twain
:
: Please remove onmaps from replies, thanks!

Thanks, Jane. I'll pot them up this afternoon into a couple of large pots
and hope for the best.

K

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I've grown a few of these and they are now in 3" pots and vary from 1" to 5"
tall.

When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a large
pot?

A bit late, but plant out whenever you want. Unless they get really hit
by frost they'll die back in the autumn and grow afresh in the spring.

They do quite well in pots, which have the added advantage that you can
overwinter them away from frost.

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"K" wrote in
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I shall try some in a large pot as I've just taken delivery of a
'flower belle' from T & M so they can climb up that for the time
being. Can they stay out for the winter do you know - I imagine they
can if they are well established.

When I posted last year about mine, everyone said they were pretty hardy,
but my young plants perished in a cold greenhouse: presumably not big
enough. Suggest you keep one of your pots inside for insurance for the
first year if you can.

If you've lost some already, I suspect over-watering - they don't seem to
like the wet at all, but are amazingly tolerant of drought and
underpotting.

Victoria

K wrote:
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When will they be ready to plant out and could I grow them all in a large
pot?

They'll look for something to climb up, so your pot may become 'captive'.

Edwin
Bath.