Re: Do you know these plant names?
- Subject: Re: Do you know these plant names?
- From: B* B*
- Date: Sat, 6 Jul 2002 20:11:07 +0100
I've got one myself, in a fairly sheltered place among rhododendrons - it
has survived about three years now and flowers, despite some frost, but it
doesn't have the flower power of the ones I've seen in Ireland or in the
West Country. I think we are too dry as well as too cold.
Barbara
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louise@florall.com" <louise@florall.com>
To: <perennials@hort.net>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 11:23 AM
Subject: Re: Do you know these plant names?
> Crinodendron hookerianum grows very well in SE England as well. There's
an
> enormous one at Wakehurst Place, been there years. It is in the shelter
of
> a walled garden though,, sandwiched between the wall and a thick yew
hedge,
> so probably protects it from frosts. I believe it grows well in London
and
> more frost free cities.
>
> Louise, Surrey, England
>
> > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2002 20:02:08 +0100
> > From: "Barbara Barklem" <barbara.barklem@virgin.net>
> > Subject: Re: Do you know these plant names?
> >
> > Duncan & Claire
> >
> > The third plant is Crinodendron hookerianum, which grows very well in
> > Ireland. The fourth one doesn't look like the allium to me. It's a bit
> > difficult to see, but it seems to be growing as a big clump. It looks
very
> > much like a Libertia - either formosana or grandiflora (I've never been
> able
> > to tell the difference) That would have been in flower in the last month
> or
> > so.
> >
> > Barbara
> > Woking, Surrey, UK
>
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