I bought one because Alan Titchmarsh told me to. He said it would be “perfectly happy on a North-facing wall” and though it grows up to 40ft high, “it is often slow to start, so be patient. The rewards are great eventually”.

I planted it too close to the wall and it gets no sun. Every year I look at it and think it has done badly and I will dig it up and then I remember what Alan said and leave it. I have had it for 15 years now I reckon and it’s about a foot wide. This is your your year schizophragma, get on with it…

March Update!

It took notice! It has leaves….