Re: Cerinthe Major purpurascens


Thanks Barbara - I must remember to keep this post in the hope that next
year I'll have some seed that I want to save.

I've not joined the Hardy Plant Society.  I used to belong to the Cottage
Garden Society but found their newsletter extremely boring.  To be honest,
this mailing list is far more interesting (and far more frequent).  Hope
you had a good time in Cornwall.  Bet the gardens down there were wonderful
at this time of year.

Louise English, southern England



>Date: Sun, 16 May 1999 21:27:18 +0100
>From: "Barbara Barklem" <barbara.barklem@virgin.net>
>Subject: Re: Cerinthe Major Purpurascens
Hi Louise,
>
>I've just got back from a weekend in Cornwall and seen your message =
>about Cerinthe. I've been growing this for three or four years now and =
>find that it does self seed a bit, although it's a bit late by the time =
>the seedlings get going if I just rely on that. The seed is very easy to =
>collect - they are quite big and will fall into your hand when ripe. I =
>then sow them in the spring like other annuals and they grow really =
>fast.=20
>=20
>If you want plants for this year without paying through the nose, try =
>plant stalls at garden openings, or the W I Market. I've seen them quite =
>cheaply there. I'd let you have one, but my seed sowing got all behind =
>this year due to family problems and I've had to cadge off a friend =
>myself!=20
>=20
>If you're interested in perennials, have you joined the Hardy Plant =
>Society?  If you join the main Society, there is a Southern Counties =
>Group which covers mainly Surrey and has talks in the winter and garden =
>visits in the summer. If you are interested and would like more info, =
>e-mail me privately and I can put you in touch.
>=20
>Barbara
>Surrey U K

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