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My wife, the gardener, has been given a plant claimed to be a Forsythia, but
it is different from the ones we have and we cannot find trace of it in her
books.

http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Album-K8KHI...-of-Other.html

Picture one shows the plant. Picture two shows a leaf from an existing known
Forsythia alongside a Hawthorn leaf.

RHS Manual shows nothing like it nor does a search on the www.

Any experts out there who can tell us what it is?

Mike

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"'Mike'" wrote

My wife, the gardener, has been given a plant claimed to be a Forsythia,
but it is different from the ones we have and we cannot find trace of it in
her books.

http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Album-K8KHI...-of-Other.html

Picture one shows the plant. Picture two shows a leaf from an existing
known Forsythia alongside a Hawthorn leaf.

RHS Manual shows nothing like it nor does a search on the www.

Any experts out there who can tell us what it is?


Looks like a Hybiscus syriacus to me. If it's a cutting then it will come
true to the original plant but if it's a seedling it will probably turn out
a dirty bluey pink as my hedge has on the allotment.
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On 19/05/2014 08:08, 'Mike' wrote:
My wife, the gardener, has been given a plant claimed to be a Forsythia, but
it is different from the ones we have and we cannot find trace of it in her
books.

http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Album-K8KHI...-of-Other.html

Picture one shows the plant. Picture two shows a leaf from an existing known
Forsythia alongside a Hawthorn leaf.

RHS Manual shows nothing like it nor does a search on the www.

Any experts out there who can tell us what it is?

Mike

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www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk


I doubt it's a Forsythia. Looks more like Ribes odoratum, but not quite
the same. Trouble is, you've got a photo of a very young plant, and its
juvenile leaves may not be quite the same as those on an adult plant.

They both flower more or less at the same time of year with yellow
flowers. But the flower shape is different, the Ribes flowers appear
along with the leaves, and they have a strong clove scent. Some photos here
:http://awaytogarden.com/the-clove-cu...-ribes-aureum/

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"Jeff Layman" wrote in message ...

On 19/05/2014 08:08, 'Mike' wrote:
My wife, the gardener, has been given a plant claimed to be a Forsythia,
but
it is different from the ones we have and we cannot find trace of it in
her
books.

http://www.myalbum.co.uk/Album-K8KHI...-of-Other.html

Picture one shows the plant. Picture two shows a leaf from an existing
known
Forsythia alongside a Hawthorn leaf.

RHS Manual shows nothing like it nor does a search on the www.

Any experts out there who can tell us what it is?

Mike

---------------------------------------------------------------
www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk


I doubt it's a Forsythia. Looks more like Ribes odoratum, but not quite
the same. Trouble is, you've got a photo of a very young plant, and its
juvenile leaves may not be quite the same as those on an adult plant.

They both flower more or less at the same time of year with yellow
flowers. But the flower shape is different, the Ribes flowers appear
along with the leaves, and they have a strong clove scent. Some photos here
:http://awaytogarden.com/the-clove-cu...-ribes-aureum/

--

Jeff
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Many thanks to Jeff and all of the others who responded, seems you have the
answer. A quick visit to the Garden Centre seems to confirm.

Many thanks

Mike (and her outdoors)

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On 19/05/2014 17:18, 'Mike' wrote:

Many thanks to Jeff and all of the others who responded, seems you have
the answer. A quick visit to the Garden Centre seems to confirm.

Many thanks

Mike (and her outdoors)



Don't be to quick to dismiss Forsythia, I took these of the foliage of
one of mine this evening

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psb8b6cf4d.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps4f0b0e4a.jpg

David @ a thundery side of Swansea Bay


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On 19/05/2014 17:18, 'Mike' wrote:

Many thanks to Jeff and all of the others who responded, seems you have
the answer. A quick visit to the Garden Centre seems to confirm.

Many thanks

Mike (and her outdoors)



Don't be to quick to dismiss Forsythia, I took these of the foliage of
one of mine this evening

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psb8b6cf4d.jpg

http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...ps4f0b0e4a.jpg

David @ a thundery side of Swansea Bay
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Thanks David. I hope to take a photo of the plant/bush/shrub/tree ;-) it
came from that should sort the matter out. I thought it came from our
neighbour, and as he is an ex Nurseryman, I would have thought he would
know, but apparently it came from our daughter.

Mike


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