I read with interest your article (The Argus, June 23) about Mr Stibling's rare Dracunculus vulgaris.

I have three of these lilies in my garden, blooming in the shade of a tamarisk tree. I also have another of these plants in full sun which has not yet produced flower spikes.

However, I cannot claim the credit because they were here when we bought the house last year.

Thanks to the previous owners, who filled the garden with the most incredible variety of plants, it has been a joy to discover them during the past 12 months.

-Janet Ingle, Telscombe Cliffs