Posted by ploppygb on June 11, 2011, 5:36 pm
I have the following two plants in my garden and don't know what they
are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
http://tinyurl.com/4xwaczz
Thanks.
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ploppygb
Posted by kay on June 11, 2011, 6:24 pm
ploppygb;926455 Wrote:
> I have the following two plants in my garden and don't know what they
> are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
> purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
>
Mock Orange (Syringa). It should be strongly fragrant.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/4xwaczz
>
Hebe
I don't know which of the hebes.
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kay
Posted by Bob Hobden on June 12, 2011, 3:39 am
"kay" wrote
>
>
> ploppygb Wrote:
> > I have the following two plants in my garden and don't know what they
> > are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
> > purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
> >
>
> Mock Orange (Syringa). It should be strongly fragrant.
I think it's a Philadelphus.
> >
> > http://tinyurl.com/4xwaczz
> >
>
> Hebe
> I don't know which of the hebes.
Yes, I think so too.
-- Regards
Bob Hobden
W.of London. UK
Posted by nmm1 on June 12, 2011, 3:14 am
>"kay" wrote
>> ploppygb Wrote:
>> > I have the following two plants in my garden and don't know what they
>> > are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
>> > purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
>> >
>> > http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
>>
>> Mock Orange (Syringa). It should be strongly fragrant.
>I think it's a Philadelphus.
Yes, but she was posting English and you are posting Latin!
One of the common names for plants in the genus Phildelphus is
syringa, though Syringa is the generic name for lilac :-)
There are lots of gotchas like that ....
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Posted by Dave Hill on June 12, 2011, 11:27 am
On Jun 12, 8:14 am, n...@cam.ac.uk wrote:
> >"kay" wrote
> >> ploppygb Wrote:
> >> > I have the following two plants in my garden and don't know what they
> >> > are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
> >> > purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
> >> >http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
> >> Mock Orange (Syringa). It should be strongly fragrant.
> >I think it's a Philadelphus.
> Yes, but she was posting English and you are posting Latin!
> One of the common names for plants in the genus Phildelphus is
> syringa, though Syringa is the generic name for lilac :-)
> There are lots of gotchas like that ....
> Regards,
> Nick Maclaren.
If you are going to use the American Syringa for Philadelphus, then
you might as well go back to calling Hebe Shrubby Veronicas
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> are. Could someone please help? Both photos are vary zoomed in. The
> purple "flowers" are about 2-3 inches long.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6enlkzo
>