On 2014-09-22 21:48:53 +0000, Charlie Pridham said:
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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On 22/09/2014 12:22, Charlie Pridham wrote:
"Jeff Layman" wrote in message
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Put this in a few months ago and it is doing well. It is about 80 cm high
and flowering well - an attractive plant at this time of year. But the
books refer to it as being fragrant, and I can detect no scent whatsoever.
Has anyone else got this in flower at present, and, if so, does it have a
scent?
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Jeff
All I have are buds! this despite the best summer in years, but this is the
first year its got as far as having buds so maybe one day. bought mine after
seeing the huge one at Wisley and hearing Sacha rave about theirs.
Thanks, Charlie. I hope yours flowers soon. I wonder if Sacha's has a
scent - maybe she's away as she hasn't posted in this NG for a few days.
On another matter, still no sign of flowers - or even buds - on the
Erythrina crista-galli. I was at an NGS garden a couple of weeks ago,
which had invited a few specialist nurseries selling interesting
plants. One, from West Somerset or Devon, had an E c-g for sale. It had
a single stem, was barely a metre high, and only a couple of
centimetres in diameter at the base. It was in flower! Grrr....
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Jeff
I suspect Sacha is still recovering from marrying off one of her
offspring, must ask how its done!
All I can say Charlie, is pay them to elope! Yes, we have been away in
Guernsey to visit my mother and then 6 days in glorious Sark. As to the
Vitex a-c Ray has some babies coming on, so when they flower I'll check
for that on this new batch. They're not for sale btw! As to the
Erythrina, Ray says he grew a batch from seed, 20 or 30, and some
flowered and some didn't. All those we sold had buds on. One we have in
the car park border has thrown out lots of shoots this year but not one
flower. but we've noticed that e.g. Echiums have done lots of growth as
and when expected but not flowered. This isn't just here but also in
the CIs where we saw thickets of them!
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon