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Post by jardiniere on May 29, 2023 11:34:33 GMT 1
I bought one of these 1.99 climbers from Lidl. So easily tempted even though I'd never heard of it before. Huge purple flowers throughout summer. Now I'm wanting to plant it there seems a lot of conflicting info. The packaging said full sun but I've read dappled shade is preferable. Does anyone here have experience of this plant? It's so beautiful. I'm sure I would have known about it before if it was unfussy.  link |
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Post by annabellespapa on May 29, 2023 12:06:01 GMT 1
Looks a perfect plant, I too have never heard of it but wish I had one for €1.99. Buy another and put one in dappled shade and one in full sun.
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Post by gigi on May 29, 2023 12:25:31 GMT 1
It’s best in a sheltered position, hates frosts and also full sun, when the foliage can scorch. A friend had one and lost it one spring, when her fruit bushes were very badly damaged too very little soft fruit for them that year. She later nought one she kept in a big tub with a frame attached, which lived happily outdoors for most of the year, but was wheeled on a sack trolley onto her part-covered verandah each winter and stayed there until late spring. A glorious sight when in flower!
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Post by houpla on May 29, 2023 13:39:02 GMT 1
Mine's in a pot on the hottest, sunniest corner of the house. Has survived the last 6 years with just a triple wrapping of horticultural fleece. Like a lot of 'tender' plants, if you want to grow it in the ground then good drainage is the key. It strikes very easily from cuttings, so worth doing a few in autumn as insurance :-)
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Post by jardiniere on May 29, 2023 15:19:08 GMT 1
Buy another and put one in dappled shade and one in full sun. Too late for that! Those 1.99 shrubs don't hang around for long. I'd already bought 2 x clematis and a passion flower but hesitated with the tibouchina as I'd never seen it before. Went back a few days later and decided to take a chance. |
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Post by jardiniere on May 29, 2023 15:22:43 GMT 1
It’s best in a sheltered position, hates frosts and also full sun Mine's in a pot on the hottest, sunniest corner of the house. There! See what I mean! I'm just going to have to suck it and see, aren't I? I don't really want any more pots but perhaps that's the way to go. Then I can move it if it doesn't look happy. |
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Post by houpla on May 29, 2023 18:50:32 GMT 1
Perhaps best to get it big and strong in a pot this summer with plenty of well-ripened wood, then plant in September or October and be prepared to mulch the roots and protect the top growth during winter. It will definitely need a sheltered spot, though  |
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