Brazil, Mexico, Chile? No…you are in North Devon! The tropical bedding is thriving this year thanks to a warm sunny start to the summer, followed by the usual rainy July. The bitter winter is long forgotten, and seems to have helped control our usual Capsid bug onslaught, which can turn the large lush leaves to lace.
When it comes to the tropical bedding nothing is left to chance. Every year, every plant is either, lifted, potted and kept in the glasshouse at 5 Celcius over winter, or re-propagated by seed or cuttings. In mid-May, within a matter of hours, two bare strips are filled with (mainly) South American beauties.
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