Think i'll be getting some more this year





Seem to remember "purple spoon" not being frost hardy. If you did plant it out, perhaps its been lost to one of the odd frosts you've had.cordyman wrote:ps. Could have sworn the purple one was bought as purple spoon with the unique flowers, and planted in that location, is there a chance it could have reverted?
Same here. Ripped tons of the stuff out and left just a few clumps. They get cut back to an inch or two , which keeps them in check. They soon shoot and flower.Delboy wrote:I ripped mine out a few years ago as they were rampant and went a bit leggy.
Thats what I will do this time round, I have a orange and red/orange on order so hoping they prove as hardy.Arlon Tishmarsh wrote:Same here. Ripped tons of the stuff out and left just a few clumps. They get cut back to an inch or two , which keeps them in check. They soon shoot and flower.Delboy wrote:I ripped mine out a few years ago as they were rampant and went a bit leggy.
otorongo wrote:How do I tell which are perennials and which are annuals?
I reckon all the places I've seen on ebay that sell them list them as annuals.
And when you say perennials do you mean they die back (if it freezes) and come back or are they evergreen?
Also are the annuals annuals because they die with the first frost or will they be perennial if kept frost-free?