> > I can only share my experience from Ireland. I grew it frm seed > (Silverhill, in So Africa). Planted in well-drained, gritty soil in the > garden where it pretty much just took care of itself, multiplied and > bloomed. > Ireland is WET, although in summers there can be a week or so at a stretch > where it approaches T-shirt weather with sun. (Hint, Ireland is the only > place I've lived where the weather forcast might predict "widely scattered > sun", or "patches of sunlight". It's also morbidly obsessed with its > miserable climate, devoting good portions of the weather report to > reviewiing what happened during the day, rather than what to expect later > on). Temperature ranges in Ireland are also quite mild compared to many > other places. If you check out Dublin on a weather channel, you'll note > it's very consistent over long stretches of time. > At any rate, maybe the combination of rapid drainage and consistent > moisture helped. Erik van Lennep _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…