Posted by lhbutler on November 15, 2011, 6:26 am
I have finally got a place of my own and I have taken some cuttings from
my mothers plants most of them I can identify but these three puzzle me.
1. The first pant has thick leaves that are not shiny they are mainly
green with frosted tips on the end and produce lovely red berries for
the birds.
2. The second plant resembles the Euonmus but at its full size it only
goes to knee height and the plant is 26 years old!!!
3. The final plant I know is some form of fern but has a blue tinge and
is incredibly soft to touch not like ones I have seen at the garden
centre.
4. The fourth plant keeps its leaves right up until January they come
back end of February with gorgeous baby pink flowers.
I have taken heel cuttings and they seem to be doing ok so far although
it’s only been a week I am optimistic. Sadly the same cannot be said
about the fourth plant and I think I might need to do a hardwood cutting
(rather than semi-ripe) as I tried softwood cutting earlier in spring
which failed, does anyone else have a suggestion?
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Posted by Janet on November 15, 2011, 11:49 am
@gardenbanter.co.uk says...
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> I have finally got a place of my own and I have taken some cuttings from
> my mothers plants most of them I can identify but these three puzzle me.
>
>
> 1. The first pant has thick leaves that are not shiny they are mainly
> green with frosted tips on the end and produce lovely red berries for
> the birds.
skimmia japonica
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> 2. The second plant resembles the Euonmus but at its full size it only
> goes to knee height and the plant is 26 years old!!!
still a euonymus
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> 3. The final plant I know is some form of fern but has a blue tinge and
> is incredibly soft to touch not like ones I have seen at the garden
> centre.
Looks more like a conifer.
>
> 4. The fourth plant keeps its leaves right up until January they come
> back end of February with gorgeous baby pink flowers.
Looks like Weigela 'Florida Variegata'
Janet
Posted by Jeff Layman on November 15, 2011, 4:18 pm
On 15/11/2011 16:49, Janet wrote:
>> 3. The final plant I know is some form of fern but has a blue tinge and
>> is incredibly soft to touch not like ones I have seen at the garden
>> centre.
> Looks more like a conifer.
>>
Could be Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'.
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Posted by Scotkat on November 16, 2011, 2:43 am
'Jeff Layman[_2_ Wrote:
> ;941878']On 15/11/2011 16:49, Janet wrote:-
> In articlelhbutler.9382f36@gardenbanter.co.uk, lhbutler.9382f36-
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> 3. The final plant I know is some form of fern but has a blue tinge
> and
> is incredibly soft to touch not like ones I have seen at the garden
> centre.-
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> Looks more like a conifer.-
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> Could be Chamaecyparis pisifera 'Boulevard'.
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> Jeff
The leaves on the first also look like a camelia.
Scotkat
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Posted by echinosum on November 16, 2011, 9:45 am
Janet;941871 Wrote:
> 4. The fourth plant keeps its leaves right up until January they come
> back end of February with gorgeous baby pink flowers.[/i][/color]
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> Looks like Weigela 'Florida Variegata'
I agree, it does, though a close-up of the leaves would help. But where
is OP living if it flowers in Feb? Wouldn't he have something more
exciting to show us if living in such a climate? Mine flowers in summer.
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> I have finally got a place of my own and I have taken some cuttings from
> my mothers plants most of them I can identify but these three puzzle me.
>
>
> 1. The first pant has thick leaves that are not shiny they are mainly
> green with frosted tips on the end and produce lovely red berries for
> the birds.