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Incarvillia delavayi snowtop

MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951
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hi, just bought two of these and hoping someone may have some experience with them. I looked them up and it says they are hardy, plant with tubour just showing in free draining soil.

Has anyone grown these and any tips? 

Some bits have broken off so any advice how to keep them would be great too.

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thank you. x

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  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

    I grow them - pretty much trouble free and long lived.  Remove the flower stems after they finish although they can produce viable seeds in pods which you would let harden and go brown on the plant if you wanted to collect them.  Watch for slugs when the tubers begin sprouting in late spring.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951

    thanks bob, I'm really pleased with them. hope the slugs behave themselves. 

  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,138

    Are they better in pots or in the ground, bob? I have a 'Bee's Pink' in a pot which has been lovely but uncertain whether to risk it in the ground now.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

    Mine are in the ground albeit in slightly raised beds to ensure good drainage (clay soil here.)  They are completely hardy but the tubers won't tolerate any kind of waterlogging.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,138

    Thank you. That's very useful to know. Considering where I am we're just in the worst ever hailstorm I feel none too sanguine about waterlogging... :)

  • MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951

    Does this plant have a common name? Never come across it before.

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391

    It's commonly known as 'Chinese trumpet flower' Mrs Garden.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951

    thanks bob, much easier!

  • Cambridgerose12Cambridgerose12 Posts: 1,138

    I love your white one, MrsGarden--here's a picture of the pink one I have, though it's over now.

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