V. Bonariensis tends to have a short lifespan of 1-3 years in my garden soil and I’ve always put this down to my location in West Fife and the cold winter wet. I’m wondering if V. Bampton will fair better and be longer lived?
Dunno, sorry. I have the kind of soil that they prefer, sandy and well-drained, and I'm in a relatively low rainfall area, and even then the best ones are the ones that have self-sown into cracks in paving.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
V Bampton sadly became the bane of my life in my old garden. Last year I must have dug up a thousand plus seedlings some darker than others. I had just three plants. A real love hate plant.
I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
That's bonariensis for me. One of the most prolific 'weeds' in my garden especially on the paths. I wish it would stay in the flower beds. Staying out of the pots would be good too🙄
Neither die in my garden but VB needs pruning to the lowest leaf bud if you want to keep it but there's usually plenty of younguns ready to take their place. Bampton is just twigs now but sprouting at the base.
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I had just three plants. A real love hate plant.
Bampton is just twigs now but sprouting at the base.