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From: tony willis <a.j.willis at TALK21.COM>
Subject: Re: Dracunculus vulgaris - first bloom
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I think the answer is excellent drainage not too wet in winter and very =
dry in summer. I have seen the plants in the wild in both Crete and =
Turkey and none were growing in areas where they would ever be subject =
to frost. They do however have scorching summers followed by autumn =
rains.

I have one of mine in the garden growing under a hawthorn tree and  from ==
one tuber it is now a clump and is about to produce five flowers. The =
others I grow in the greenhouse.All get a few degrees of frost, perhaps =
down to 25f and so hardiness is not a problem with me. The outside =
plants put up shoots in the spring whereas the more protected ones in =
the greenhouse produce them in autumn. These plants sag a little when it ==
is cold but recover as the days warm up.The inside plants flowered mid =
May.

Tony Willis

NW England
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drainage not too wet in winter and very dry in summer. I have seen the =
plants in 
the wild in both Crete and Turkey and none were growing in areas where =
they 
would ever be subject to frost. They do however have scorching summers =
followed 
by autumn rains.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I have one of mine=in =
the garden 
growing under a hawthorn tree and&nbsp; from one tuber it is now a clump ==
and is 
about to produce five flowers. The others&nbsp;I grow in the =
greenhouse.All get 
a few degrees of frost, perhaps down to 25f and so hardiness is not a =
problem 
with me. The outside plants put up shoots in the spring whereas the more ==

protected ones in the greenhouse produce them in autumn. These plants =
sag a 
little when it is cold but recover as the days warm up.The inside plants ==

flowered mid May.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV=>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Tony =
Willis</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>NW =
England</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>

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