Scottish Rock Garden Club Forum
General Subjects => Alpines => Topic started by: Maggi Young on April 24, 2019, 11:06:42 AM
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A question received via email :
"I am hoping to grow Mulinum spinosum outdoors and without rain cover ( in Shropshire) in a small area of largely inorganic substrate as a companion to Tropaeolum polyphyllum . Does anybody have any experience with this species ?
Thank you for your time."
Have forumists any experience of trying these two plants together?
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Maggi, both species are native and quite widespread here, specially M.speciosum. This species species is an erosion indicator, so actually it will grow well in very poor "soil". Sheep eat it sparingly and it gives meat a foul taste so paddocks with it will tend to be closed off to grazing at least if the sheep are being raised for meat. T.polyphylum grows in exact same place plus in very sandy conditions. In otherwords where sand has accumulated possibly blown off the eroded soil. I let T.polyphyllum grow naturally here...I'm not particularly attracted to the other species, but grows wild across my fence. Now its the beginning of winter and we have pouring rain. They don't seem to mind that at all!. Tropaeolum is ephemeral. If the substrate were poor soil plus sand added I wouldn't worry in trying to grow it in humid lowland conditions. I hope this helps. Perhaps you can refer your e-mail sender to me if it were needed to expand this info.
Arturo
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Thank you, Arturo! :-*
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