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Re: [miniaturerockgardens] Favourite Trough Plant

From: KAREN_STEWART@HP-UnitedKingdom-om9.om.hp.com

     Alan,
     
     Thanks for this brilliant photo, it's lifted my spirits as I'm back in 
     the office after the Bank Holiday having a bad attack of the glums.  I 
     spent the weekend climbing on the sea cliffs at Pembroke with time out 
     to crawl about on my hands and knees spotting the thrift, vetches and 
     a whole lot of others that I have still to identify in my wildfower 
     book.  The cliff tops were a carpet of tiny spots of colour & a great 
     reminder of how valuable our natural limestone habitats are.
     
     Back to the dull stuff!
     Karen Stewart


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Subject: [miniaturerockgardens] Favourite Trough Plant
Author:  Non-HP-alpines (alpines@ukonline.co.uk) at HP-UnitedKingdom/o2=mimegw3
Date:    30/05/99 11:55


Diana asked us to name our favourite trough plant. Wow, only ONE?
If I had to choose, then it would have to be Edraianthus pumilio. A member 
of the Campanulaceae from the mountains of Croatia. This is a trough plant 
par excellence and is perfectly hardy here in my Zone 8, although I would 
imagine it would withstand much worse conditions. It is easy to grow but 
resents root disturbance once established. It has the added benefit of being 
late flowering too (June) which gives much needed colour in the summer 
months.
I have appended a photo of it for you all to see.
     
Just a note to Louise. Thanks for sending Bob my way. And also Louise, thank 
you for mentioning the Alonsoa 'Fireball'. Just a caveat here though. From 
my experience, some members of the Alonsoa tribe are notorious for their 
prickly hairs which can be most irritating if touched. Does this have the 
same characteristics?
     
Best Regards
Alan
     
Best Regards
Alan Grainger
E mail me at
alpines@ukonline.co.uk
or visit The Alpine Garden at
http://web.ukonline.co.uk/alpines
     


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