{"id":108156,"date":"2019-06-15T16:59:16","date_gmt":"2019-06-15T09:59:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/echiums-these-sun-lovers-make-the-perfect-plant-for-warm-climates\/"},"modified":"2019-06-15T17:04:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-15T10:04:46","slug":"echiums-these-sun-lovers-make-the-perfect-plant-for-warm-climates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/echiums-these-sun-lovers-make-the-perfect-plant-for-warm-climates\/","title":{"rendered":"Echiums: these sun-lovers make the perfect plant for warm climates"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nDramatic and hardy, with sensational floral spikes, they deliver when the weather heats upBritain\u2019s deep-rooted love of gardening withered somewhat under last summer\u2019s prolonged and record-breaking heatwave. Few could forget those six long weeks of absent rainfall, when gardeners nationwide rallied around gasping plants while everyone else headed for the beach. At the Garden Museum in London, where I\u2019m head gardener, I despaired as hedges browned, ferns scorched and even our toughest perennials wilted. Thankfully, a wet winter had bolstered Thames Water\u2019s reserves. A hosepipe ban would have been fatal for many plants. With the exception, that is, of one stalwart: tree echiums (Echium pininana), whose cheerful revelry amid such arid conditions lifted my spirits.For more than a decade, nestled against a west-facing wall and baked in afternoon sunshine, tree echiums have regularly flowered and set seed in a quiet corner of the museum gardens. I\u2019ve always been fond of their towering blue flower spikes, which lift magnificently from crowns of bristly, lanceolate leaves, but only last year came to appreciate their suitability for Britain\u2019s warming climate. I believe their popularity will increase significantly in coming years. These plants deliver, both for the gardener \u2013 in ease of cultivation and floral splendour \u2013 and for struggling pollinators, too, more of which later. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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