Vestia lycioides

David's mention of this plant reminds me that while the soft yellow flowers and deep green foliage are indeed definite plus points, it also has one equally definite minus point: if crushed or even roughly handled, the leaves stink with a truly disgusting stench. I shan't even attempt a comparison. Best left to the imagination.
 
Here, though it survived most winters, and even when it didn't was very easy to propagate, either by seed or cuttings, I eventually gave up on it - combination of its lack of impact when out of flower together with its tendency to be largely defoliated by our winter gales.
 
'Subtle' (David's choice of epithet) would be the optimist's adjective. 'Interesting' would be mine, and even tbat with a wry 'Though I can think of other descriptions' raising of an eyebrow...!
 
Tim
on the Solway Coast in northern England, where we're in some strange un- or in-between season: bright sunny days interrupted by sudden flurries of snow. Which at least has allowed correas such as x mannii and 'Marian's Marvel' to show off appallingly, flashing out their red - or pink and yellow-green - flowers from under wee temporary white bonnets.
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