I have to say that I have planted things in ideal conditions only to watch them fail and in entirely wrong situations and they romp away. It's usually worth a try if you really want something!
I bought three of these from J.Parkers sale about four years ago, I couldn't believe how big they grew, the flower spikes are about five feet tall, and the plants are huge, they happened to be two whites and a pink one.
They are in full sun all day, never been watered or fed apart from mulched in the Autumn. I cut the flower stalks off when they get so tatty I can't bear them anymore.?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Mine was in good, loamy soil, free-draining but very dry in summer. As long as I remembered to water it about once a week, it did really well; it certainly never got fed. It faced north, backed up to a 6-foot fence but got very early and very late sun in mid-summer. I don't know what the soil is like in the Norwegian Fjords but I do know that many were in full sun (and driving rain some days we were there), out in the open and still thriving. The only problem is, if you do get heavy driving rain with wind, the flowers will not lift up again once beaten down - still looks nice though! And thanks, Posy, for the offer of a cutting...unfortunately, Newark to IoW is just a tad too far to drop in for coffee, a garden conversation and a piece of your lovely plant and get home in time to cook dinner!!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
No where in my garden can be described as 'damp shade' and the A.dioicus is now 10 feet across. It needs severely reducing next winter.
I have to say that I have planted things in ideal conditions only to watch them fail and in entirely wrong situations and they romp away. It's usually worth a try if you really want something!
I bought three of these from J.Parkers sale about four years ago, I couldn't believe how big they grew, the flower spikes are about five feet tall, and the plants are huge, they happened to be two whites and a pink one.
They are in full sun all day, never been watered or fed apart from mulched in the Autumn. I cut the flower stalks off when they get so tatty I can't bear them anymore.?
I think the general consensus is - they grow pretty much anywhere!
Like a lot of plants - if they're happy below ground, they'll cope with plenty of sun. They get quite statuesque.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Mine was in good, loamy soil, free-draining but very dry in summer. As long as I remembered to water it about once a week, it did really well; it certainly never got fed. It faced north, backed up to a 6-foot fence but got very early and very late sun in mid-summer. I don't know what the soil is like in the Norwegian Fjords but I do know that many were in full sun (and driving rain some days we were there), out in the open and still thriving. The only problem is, if you do get heavy driving rain with wind, the flowers will not lift up again once beaten down - still looks nice though! And thanks, Posy, for the offer of a cutting...unfortunately, Newark to IoW is just a tad too far to drop in for coffee, a garden conversation and a piece of your lovely plant and get home in time to cook dinner
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