De Trop? No!!

This is fasinating Spritz. I like the idea of the little plant thinking to itself, "the view isn't up to much here, I think I'll just move over there and have a look over that fence" Lol ;~))

~a plant worth having!

It's a lovely colour. I remember a photo of one last year growing rampant but I can't remember who's it was. I hope you get better success next year. Let us know won't you ?

Great stuff! David agonised for ages over which particular plant to send you!!
Fantastic that your original flamethrower has decided to grace your garden!!

Just fantastic - it has found it's own little spot in the garden and that will do very nicely, thank you! Love it when you get these little surprises. Hope it keeps on growing beautifully for you - it's already putting on a lovely display.

Very pretty lovely colour too I should think it will pop up going towards the light. :) Lovely blog

Thank you for the blog Spritz. As always it is interesting and informative. It's a lovely looking climber and I hope both David's and your original thrive for you.

Trop. spec. is well know for wandering around it puts out runners underground and pops up where you least expect it too. I've never seen one climb a trellis - they much prefer to twine themselves through trees and shrubs. Glad the original is still with you.

That's interesting Spritz, I'd been thinking about growing them, now I'm not so sure

That is why when I bought one last year....I put it in a pot to grow up an arch and its doing well.....it stands at one corner of the greenhouse and is trying to creep over that as well!..

I don't think they really like the 'soft south' of England! LOL

They apparently like the cooler conditions in the north - but that doesn't explain how and why they grow so well in Kent, does it?

It is very welcome to twine through any shrubs or trees it likes, Mg - as long as it stays in my garden! :-))

It will stay but also wander - if that makes sense - friends of ours in Aberdeen have and it is now in neighbours gardens too. Fortunately they also like it :-)

Très bon, une belle fleur :-)

Merci, mon ami! Vous est tres aimable. ;-)

Wha ?

Good luck with your plant for next year.

well even though it ended up in the wrong place its still very pretty and hopefully the other one will climb the ladder spritz :o))

Betcha it doesn't, Sandra!!! LOL.

heeheh, use reverse phycology spritz, place the ladder to one side lol

Not now, I can't - the Clematis 'Freckles' has decided to climb onto it! It's stuck where it is!

lol cant win hehe

:-( 'Freckles' is happy!! I'm wondering why I bothered! lol.

smashing blog, BT allowed you to upload then, at last.
I have always liked the colour of these. I migh just give it ago next year.

Thank you. :-)) Yes, in the end!

I somehow suspect that you'll be able to grow it, Sbg!

The reason it grows well in Kent is that Kent is next to Essex (Gods County) Spritz.

Could be, Toto! On the other hand, it could be that the gardeners at Sissinghurst know exactly how to cultivate these lovely climbers...and I don't!

You could be right Spritz. I couldn't cultivate weeds without a lot of expert help so your way in front of me.

BS Toto :-)

?? Pardon, Mg??

Sorry Moon Grower but I don't understand all these abreviations. What is BS?

Bull S..t telling Toto he could cultivate them :-)

Ah!! Gotcha - hmmm. Could well be right!

Another couple trying to confuse and put me down. Good job I realise how useless I am or I could be offended.

Oh, Toto - what a low self-esteem you have there!! It won't do.

I shall hereby boost it - you are the site expert on naming lepidoptera and other insects. :-))

Not so Spritz. My books are the experts, I am merely the conduit which connects the book to you.

What a great surprise Spritz. This plant was shown on Gardeners World tonight in fact, saying its good to grow up host plants. I think damp, cold conditions which it likes would suit my garden :-) Its on my wish list.

Toto like all of us you have your area of knowledge. Within my area I will answer questions confidently, out of it I will do a google search and if that comes up with a clear answer will post it... BUT I am hugely ignorant on a lot of plants - primarily because we don't grow/or want to grow then and I recognise this. Each of us has something to give to GoY - at times a question will make me think about what I know and understand or cause me to go look at a book or, more likely do a web search. please do not belittle yourself we all have a part to play.

I've had this in the garden for years but very rarely see it (we are generally too warm and dry here) but it put on a good display last "summer". Hope that balmy Somerset is more to its liking spritz :-)

Oh Dawn - guess who forgot to watch it! I can't believe it!!

Does anyone know how to access it, please - I think you can, after it has been shown??

Thanks, Andrew - so there is hope that I can grow it successfully! We've certainly been cool and damp this 'summer'!!

bbc.co.uk/gardenersworld should do it. Or alternatively bbb.co.uk/iplayer Good luck

Thanks Ian...I'll try them both tomorrow. :-))

Ya welcome :~))

Thanks Moon Grower. I just like to let people know that I won't take credit where it is not deserved. I do hope I play my part and if and when I don't I hope some-one lets me know so that I can leave with a little dignity.

You DO play your psrt, Toto. and very well, too!! :-)))

Hi Spritz, did you get chance to watch BBC IPlayer?

Not yet - I'm just about to, Dawn!

Spritz, I shall keep a look-out for that Trop. s., just in case it travels so far and ends up back here,! So glad your original is now doing well! :-)

Thanks, David! However, I wouldn't say it's doing well - it's alive and kicking, that's all. The ones I've just seen on Gardeners' World had climbed a lot higher and had lots and lots of flowers on them!

However, with yours in there as well next year, I've got a much better chance of getting more flowers! :-))

Thanks Dawn, for telling me about them on the programme.

Hmm, I read that they should grow to 10-12ft, sometimes 15ft, but have seen them around 30ft. Saw the comments above re the programme. How did you manage to see it? I missed it, too. :-(

I followed Ian's instructions on the BBC iplayer, David!

See above.. ^

spritz - just found another flower on mine - that's two this year! :-)

Not bad! 100% better than mine last year! lol

Hurrah, Spritz - what a lovely surprise. It's a beauty and hopefully it'll stay around for you.

...and so say all of us!! ;-))