shrub ID please

 


I ve got a couple of these in my garden, they are shrub like plants but
what
are they? Having looked through a number of gardening books I
found a few
similar but not quite the same looking plants, its a
puzzle, are they worth
keeping? The foliage is nice but will there be
flowers? Have anyone seen a plant
like it and know what it is?
http://flowersbasket.bravehost.com/
Your help is much appreciated
Many Thanks
Regards
Maria


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cupovt

 

denbanter.co.uk> writes

 Look like rhododendrons. Rather young plants so may be a few years till
they reach flowering size.
--
Kay
       "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river"
                                        

 


Kay wrote:

Yes, looks like it very much. To flowers they need potash - Maria,
perhaps you should test the ground to find out if it isn't deficient.
They do take around 2 years to flowers, sometimes 3. You should have
another rhodo close by, have you?!

 




  Misleading advice. Rhododendrons do not flower in their second or
third year from seed. The reason such a small  plant hasn't flowered yet
is immaturity, as Kay said. Adding potash won't make any difference to
that.

   The success of a nearby mother-plant at flowering and setting seed,
indicates the soil is not deficient .

   Janet.

  

 


Janet Baraclough wrote:

Rhododendrons do not flower in their second or

Rhododendrons do flowers on their second or third year from seed. You
don't know where the plants have come from, seeds, cuttings or bought
and planted there.

 The reason such a small  plant hasn't flowered yet

Potash *is* the food of flowers for rhododendrons, irrelevant of the
plant's year. It will benefit any new growth.


You do not know that. I have asked Maria if there is a mother plant
near by. Lets wait and see if there is.