Daisy flowers do well here

All of the daisy type flowers seem to do well in the Mediterranean environment. Cuttings from these plants should root easily and will also come true to type. I will also save some seed and see what comes up!

Godeita

The Godieta flowers struggled in the high temperatures but are making a come back.

Rose

Of the three supermarket roses I bought only this one has produced a viable plant. The other two dark red roses were failures; the first of them died off in the pot the second produced only suckers from below the graft.

Cherry blossom time and right on cue

Podranea Ricasoliana

This a spectacular climber capable of covering large areas of boundary wall or fence up to 20' high. The shoots which trail to the ground root readily in a sunny spot, I will also try to propagate by seed in February. The plant is fast growing and should reach 5' - 6' in the first year, though the second year should see the first flower display. The Podranea Ricasoliana plant is hardy to -7 degrees C.

I saw it growing well in Empuriabrava on the coast just a few miles away, so I am confident it will grow well here. A member of the Bignoniaceae family it is commonly known as the pink trumpet vine or the St. John's bay creeper. In late summer as everything else is passing over this plant becomes the star of the show.

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