Re: Overwintering Cannas and Hedychium

I'd certainly agree with most of Dave Poole's comments about hedychiums in
the north of England - hardiness, not much of a problem (though, almost
inevitably, the more 'glamorous' the species in flower or foliage, the
greater the problem); getting good flowering, much more of one.

Query: presumably in the south *east* of England, the problem is not finding
enough heat but, rather, keeping conditions moist and humid enough??

(Of course, in the south *west*, where the sun always shines and there's
always enough moisture, there are no problems at all!)

Oh, and, yes, please, Dave - grateful thanks for any redundant bits of
yellow H. coronarium 'Torbay Buttermilk' (! - well, why should phormiums
have, as it sometimes seems, almost exclusive rights to silly names?).

David F: Seattle firmly marked in my diary! Well, everything's possible...

Small piece of evidence of the smallness of the horticultural world: early
this summer I was having coffee with the collecting partner of Dan Hinckley,
whose display beds you admired. Bleddyn Wynne-Jones sang extensive and
extravagant praises of St. Dan - and I'd add brief but equally extravagant
praises of the Wynne-Jones's own garden, at Crug Farm, near Caernarvon in N.
Wales. Definitely not to be missed by any visitor to the U.K., even though
it is rather out on a geographic limb - as I'm sure Einion, almost permanent
resident in that garden and of course in the associated nursery..., will
confirm.

(Bleddyn and Sue W-J set off on this winter's collecting trip just a few
days ago - presumably meeting up with Dan H somewhere en route? - so time
for everyone to start fattening their wallets ready for the 1000+
irresistible introductions they bring back *this* time....)

Tim
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