Hi Paul That plant is from one I originally bought from an old chap who was selling out due to ill health. It wasn't showing any colour when I first saw it and I didn't know what it was, but he said it was nice when it coloured up and I took his word for it and bought it. Since then it just continued to multiply to the extent that I now have them all through my front garden which at the time of planting was suffering badly from visiting cats damaging anything I planted; not any more, they don't like the prickles! What I like about them is they can take all the sun they can get,(even the Jan 43 degree C. day) without any damage and when they colour up in a large group they are quite eye catching. If I can find a pic of the garden bed I will post it and you will see what I mean. All the best, Nev.

Ok, I am seeing if I can reply to this. Won't let me reply to anything else... I keep getting a message that they need my e-mail address.

Sorry guys - I deleted my comment within a minute or two because I realized that my post made no sense. I couldn't see the OP because it was unanswered and on the second page. When I posted, it popped up to the top and then I saw it. Sorry for the confusion.

There you are! I spotted your original post a few minutes ago. It was in a strange forum called "Other" but it's since disappeared.