Posted by Barkisland on July 20, 2003, 9:35 am
I've got a shrub in my garden that I can't identify. It is possibly
self-seeded - well I didn't plant it, anyway. It is probably 2 or 3
years old now, and is about 3 feet tall. It is evergreen (or
semi-evergreen), and has dangling small white flowers with purple
bracts. It has been flowering since mid June (high up in the Pennines).
There's a picture of the full shrub at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barkisland/shrub.jpg
and a close-up of the flowers and leaves at
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/barkisland/flowers.jpg
Does anyone know what it is please?
Posted by Kate Morgan on July 20, 2003, 10:58 am
> I've got a shrub in my garden that I can't identify. It is possibly
> self-seeded - well I didn't plant it, anyway. It is probably 2 or 3
> years old now, and is about 3 feet tall. It is evergreen (or
> semi-evergreen), and has dangling small white flowers with purple
> bracts. It has been flowering since mid June (high up in the Pennines).
>
It has a great many names, pheasant berry - granny`s curls - himalayan
honeysuckle and Leycesteria. I have a huge one in my garden and love it,
as do the birds :-)
kate
Posted by Barkisland on July 20, 2003, 11:31 am
Kate Morgan wrote:
>
>>I've got a shrub in my garden that I can't identify. It is possibly
>>self-seeded - well I didn't plant it, anyway. It is probably 2 or 3
>>years old now, and is about 3 feet tall. It is evergreen (or
>>semi-evergreen), and has dangling small white flowers with purple
>>bracts. It has been flowering since mid June (high up in the Pennines).
>>
>
> It has a great many names, pheasant berry - granny`s curls - himalayan
> honeysuckle and Leycesteria. I have a huge one in my garden and love it,
> as do the birds :-)
> kate
So it is. Thanks very much.
Posted by Janet Sanderson on July 20, 2003, 3:22 pm
wrote:
>Kate Morgan wrote:
>>
>>>I've got a shrub in my garden that I can't identify. It is possibly
>>>self-seeded - well I didn't plant it, anyway. It is probably 2 or 3
>>>years old now, and is about 3 feet tall. It is evergreen (or
>>>semi-evergreen), and has dangling small white flowers with purple
>>>bracts. It has been flowering since mid June (high up in the Pennines).
>>>
>>
>> It has a great many names, pheasant berry - granny`s curls - himalayan
>> honeysuckle and Leycesteria. I have a huge one in my garden and love it,
>> as do the birds :-)
>> kate
>So it is. Thanks very much.
I had one that came out of nowhere, but only after looking at your
pictures have I reilised it is no longer there, so maybe they go as
quickly as they come?
Janet (who's garden floods)
Posted by Kate Morgan on July 20, 2003, 3:46 pm
> I had one that came out of nowhere, but only after looking at your
> pictures have I reilised it is no longer there, so maybe they go as
> quickly as they come?
> Janet (who's garden floods)
>
I am so glad that I am not the only one who loses plants :-)))
kate
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> self-seeded - well I didn't plant it, anyway. It is probably 2 or 3
> years old now, and is about 3 feet tall. It is evergreen (or
> semi-evergreen), and has dangling small white flowers with purple
> bracts. It has been flowering since mid June (high up in the Pennines).
>