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Garden Above: Queen of the Andes, Puya raimondii, flourishing in its natural habitat. The flower spikes can reach as much as 44ft tall autumn for two or three months, having chosen a country and read up on the flora growing there and those plants they think might be hardy enough for our climate in England. They make contact with local universities and work with local botanists sharing information and knowledge. They also follow strict quarantine rules, a must these days to guarantee biosecurity. Usually Bleddyn sends any seeds he has collected by runner to Sue at ‘base camp’ where she sets to cleaning, drying and packaging them up. The whole procedure is a lengthy one as often the quantity of seed is small and germination can, in some cases, take years. The walled garden at their nursery is full of exotic looking plants and unfamiliar genera. Their Chelsea garden in the Royal Pavilion last year showed an interesting selection of plants for dry shade and included plants such as unusual aspidistera – just what we need with ever increasing parched summers in the South East – from Vietnam and South China as far as I can remember. The oreopanax they grow is very exotic and rather fabulous. As is the hardy Schefflera taiwaniana with huge and jungly leaves. They have an interesting website, to say the least. So plant hunting continues with entrepreneurial private nurseries collecting plants and seeds from countries which weren’t always open for exploration. And like the plant hunters of old, they are highly motivated as they were and perhaps a little bit obsessed. They have found hardier forms; have discovered plants with ‘garden potential’ and plants which will form the basis of hybridising more and more interesting and beautiful varieties. I remember visiting ‘backstage’ in the wondrous Kirstenbosch Garden in Cape Town really quite a few years ago and then they had people scouring other parts of South Africa for plants that might prove to be garden worthy in Europe. It all took time and each plant would be grown on and observed long before they were launched on to the horticultural public. Imagine how dull our gardens might have been but for the plant hunters and how lucky we are to have a climate that can accommodate such a huge range of plants. There is even a Puya raimondii growing at the World Garden at Lullingstone. I wonder if Tom Hart Dyke grew it from seed. I know that the plant, being monocarpic, needs to and does produce literally thousands of seeds before dying. lullingstonecastle.co.uk crug-farm.co.uk Sue Whigham can be contacted on 07810 457948 for gardening advice and help in the sourcing and supply of interesting garden plants. 125 wealdentimes.co.uk
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