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Re: Solanum aviculare
David: Many thanks for information and offer. Yes, please, to offer
of seed - and agree that it's best to wait until festive frenzy has
subsided. Snail-mail address here is: The Brown House, Fleming Place,
Maryport, Cumbria CA15 6ES. If you're interested in S.a. latifolium
(or in S. marginatum, of which I have fruit from this year's crop),
just let me know (and include s-mail address when you send S. a.
seeds). (I can't altogether acquit S. marginatum of charges of
solanum-coarseness - but it's a striking and effective sort of
coarseness.)
Interesting that your plants come from Oz seed. My plants of both S.
a. l. and S. laciniatum derive from NZ seed. I'd always thought seed
of NZ provenance would be likely to be hardier in UK conditions.
Possible contributing factor to the plants' survival this far north??
Interesting, too, the notion of STANDARDS of S.a. That is, the
notion's interesting though I doubt I'd ever have the patience to
carry it through successfully - in the same way that, impressed enough
by accounts of standardised Anisodontea capensis as stars at places
such as Philadelphia flower shows to try some for myself, my own
attempts ended up looking more punk than standard!
Diascias tend to fade here, too, apart from the tougher (rather than
hardier) ones. Climate too wet and soil too heavy, simply, I imagine.
The only NCCPG collection holder I can find is a chap called William
Boulby, who seems to have gardens (or access to gardens, where his
diascias are grown on) in various places throughout the north, from
Yorkshire to Northumberland - but not in Cumbria (unless he's recently
extended his empire even further). Is he the friend you mention?
Tim Longville
Celia Eddy
celia@eddy.u-net.com
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