Re: Hardiness of Dracunculus canariensis
- Subject: Re: Hardiness of Dracunculus canariensis
- From: P* B*
- Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2001 11:23:59 -0500 (CDT)
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Tom and all
Dracunculus canariensis is not hardy in London, UK
(average minimum - 2 C). The main problem seems to be that it starts grwoth very
early (December or even a little earlier) and simply cannot handle frosting when
in leaf. I'd recommend frost-free in a well-ventilated greenhouse. The good news
is that grown in this manner D. canarensis is very easy. It produces copious
stolons each giving rise to a new tuber. It is also easy from seed and, if kept
growing will flower from seed in 18 months (compared with 3 - 4 years from D.
vulgaris).
Pete
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