2 climbers need ID

 
Hi,

I am new here and I hope you can help me to solve mystery of 2 climber
plants I have in my garden. I have 'inherited' both of them from the
former house owner and unfortunately they were cut severely in early
spring by a builder working on fence repairs. I think this is the reason
why none of them flowered in the summer. I am sending pictures attached
- maybe you will be able to identify them? They seem to have recovered
quite well and spread on the fence. I wonder if I should keep them or
replace with other climber of my choice?


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Amber123

 
Amber123;940026 Wrote:

Hi Amber, its a Buddleja seedling, now some may call this a weed ?? but
it depends on your definition of a weed ?? I think you will find that if
you let it grow, its odds on to be a pale blue, which im sure your
familiar with living in London !!

Lannerman.


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lannerman

 
lannerman;940027 Wrote:

You are right, I know the plant, although honestly I have never paid
attention to the leaves (so much to look at at the flowers, all these
butterflies!). I have realised that I even photographed it once:

'West Ham station | 06 Aug 2007 | theme: UK - London | photoblog by
_Monika_' (http://tinyurl.com/3gfg4l4 )

Now good question is how the seeds ended up in my garden, none of the
neighbours have it. But I will keep it for su)


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Amber123

 
Amber123;940063 Wrote:

Buddleja get everywhere. I think the seeds blow in the wind. Naturally
they grow in cracks on cliff faces, so they need some such mechanism to
get their seeds to the appropriate place. Your neighbours probably weed
it out, if they have any sense.


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echinosum

 On 10/23/11 12:57 PM, Amber123 wrote:

The second one (14474) might be wisteria.  Wisteria is a very vigorous
climber.  Someone planted one about 50 miles east of me.  Soon, it
covered his house.  With permission from his neighbors, it eventually
covered five adjacent houses.  Now the town has an annual wisteria
festival.  Go to the following Google search:
<http://www.google.com/search?q=wisteria+%22sierra+madre%22&hl=en> .

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