Re: Phormium

Hi Bob!

Hope this answer does arrive...

Yes, its just hardy in mid England.
But: There is also Ph. cookianum, which is hardier. Anyone in 
England / Netherlands / ... got any experience with it?
From someone of this group I was promised some seeds in a couple of 
months.

Have just today taken 2 of each more or less hardy agave I have sown 
this year (or end last year) outside.
Did so with 8 or 9 sp last year (well, some more, but a cat...), and 
these I replanted in the same container as the new ones. Four I 
thought dead, but taking them out of the earth they were not...
The "living" ones were still very small, but very well rooted. Fat 
healthy roots too...

We shall see, said the blind man.

If anyone is interested which sp I had outside in winter (-
12C/10.5F), Ill hear from him...

Regards, and dont forget to see my swap lists at 
http://briefcase.yahoo.com/maartenvanthiel/ if it works that is, 
because sometimes it doesnt. If not mail me!

Maarten


--- In AGAVACEAE@y..., Bob Boatman <bob_b@b...> wrote:
> Hi Maarten
> 
> Nearly missed this question
> I have grown Phormium tenax in my garden up until winter 2000/01 
(very 
> cold and wet) which eventually saw it off.  It grew well in a sunny 
> position but like the literature says it isn't fully hardy during 
long 
> cold wet spells like we have here.  Guess like the Agaves that were 
> grown down the road from here at Glenhirst Nursery, about 1 winter 
in 10 
> will kill it if precautions aren't taken.  Over here it's possible 
to 
> get quite large specimens (both species and the many cultivars), 
but at 
> a price.
> 
> Bob
> 
> In message <3CBC78EB.2AD9033D@y...>, Maarten van Thiel 
> <maartenvanthiel@y...> writes
> >
> >Hi!
> >
> >Has anyone experience with Phormium tenax (eventually variegata)?
> >It is a New Zealand plant from the Agavaceae (says Rowland), that 
seems
> >to be just hardy in middle England.
> >I might get some seed of it; it was also in Rowlands 2001 
catalogue.
> >
> >(Sneaky off topic question: Am looking for an Euphorbia caducufolia
> >cutting.)
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Maarten