Phygelius Capensis

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    The wee fellow that I was kindly given by @Jenny namaste is getting a wee bit of a spurt on now - think the brighter light may be being enjoyed; anyway, it has a couple of wee stalks at the moment, and I was wondering if I should pinch out the growing tips to encourage it to bush out a bit?

    I'm also thinking of putting the wee thing into the new grow light cupboard - thinking that the brighter light will discourage it from getting too leggy?
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Its a hardy perrenial/ shrub, FC, it needs to be grown for outdoor conditions.

    If its a small cutting it really only need frost protection just now, onece the days lengthen and get warmer it will take off.
     
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    Thanks pete - I will pop it back out in the porch where it is cooler then, maybe the windowsill that it is on is too warm. Its a wee cutting, so its not likely to be all that big by the time it gets put out for permanent.
     
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    Mine is in the sealed mini GH thingy - no heating,
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    had a look about 10 days ago, healthy but not growing..
     
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      Aye, I'm being too kind again.....
       
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      They grow fast but do get bigger and more folifourous, (they flower a lot more),:biggrin: with age
       
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        What an unusual sneeze you have - bless you :snork:
         
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          Certainly can confirm that the plant is very hardy. I grew it in a previous garden and it survived a cold spell where we went down to -23 and no I am not exaggerating! Unfortunately my quite sizeable clump got attacked by Figwort Weevil every season which somewhat spoilt the display. For that reason I haven't tried growing it again in my current garden, alto now being reminded of the plant I might give it another go as it is a nice plant.
           
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          I planted a piece of this in my garden given to me by my sister she said watch it it takes over, took no notice and it did It even even ran along under the paving slabs and came up in my neighbours garden pretty tho made 3 ft high.
           
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            I have to agree with @rosietutu. If it is happy it can be a thug. Mine is planted in a wall made of cavity wall blocks. Seems happy enough, but it has kept it contained nicely.
             
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            Thanks all :) - the area I have planned for it is in dappled shade, and it will only really have some primula viallii to compete with - if it wants to be a thug, it is more than welcome. At the moment, its just a wee tiddler in a pot, so it will be quite a while before its anywhere near being a thug. I would quite like to get it a fair old bit bigger before I put it out though, mainly so it has a chance to get going before the dog tramples it etc.
             
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