TROPAEOLUM 

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The following Tropaeolums grow happily in my garden in the West of Scotland  :-

Tropaeolum cilliatum
Tropaeolum speciosum
Tropaeolum ssp. tuberosum cv. Ken Aslett
Tropaeolum tuberosum ssp. silvestris
 
 

Tropaeolum cilliatum	Tropaeolum speciosum

 
 

Tropaeolum tuberosum silvestris	Tropaeolum tuberosum Ken Aslett

Also perfectly hardy is Tropaeolum polyphyllum but since my small flat garden is really unsuitable for this species I have no actual experience of this plant. Last year as an experiment I planted some tubers of Tropaeolum incisum in a sunny raised bed in the open garden. These came into growth in November 2000 and survived one particularly cold spell in late December. The plants continued to grow through spring and early summer but did not flower. They came back into growth once again in November of this year.
 
 

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