Cerinthe
Hello all, a neighbour showed me a plant she has today and asked if she could train it up a wall like one she had seen in another lady's garden. The plant was Cerinthe. I've always thought of it as an annual that self-seeds then gets pulled out about now to be replaced by new plants from seed next year. I can't see how one has been trained up a wall. Does anyone know of a version that is more of a shrub and so could be trained? Many thanks.
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You're right jandh. I should think your neighbour has got the wrong name.
In the sticks near Peterborough
She showed me the plant, it was definitely cerinthe, it's so distinctive even now as it goes over. I'll question her a bit more about her friend's plant I think. Thanks nut.
The Cerinthe I've seen can spread quite a bit (a few feet?) but usually across the ground. I agree, Philippa, she could force it up a wall with supports but I wouldn't have thought it would last more than a year. Once it's over it's over and has to come out. She'd have to start all over again and surely it wouldn't be very large. I think my original thoughts are right. Maybe she caught sight of her friend's cerinthe just before it went over and it was a large specimen, but I think if she went back now it would be a different story and certainly so in a month or two. Thanks Philippa and nut once again for your help.