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Janet Baraclough.. writes:
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| I grew halesia carolina(fairly similar) in my last garden, in a
| semi-shaded position under a huge birch. It was a relatively drained
| part of the garden, but rainfall was high (70" pa). It's very beautiful
| and well worth growing, though not partiularly fast; maybe 18" per year?
| It flowers quite young and prefers acid soil.

Thanks. The acid soil is a problem, but mine isn't seriously
alkaline.

| Have you looked at styrax japonica? It also has a "snowdrop" effect.
| Mine is small and has only been in for a year or so, so no flowers yet,
| but it's making an elegant shape.
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| Just turning to great autumn leaf colour, is white flowered stewartia
| pseudocamellia (also too young to have flowered yet), though I'm not
| sure how hardy you would find that (I killed one at my much colder last
| garden).

Thanks. I will think on those two.

| Sorbus are tough as old boots, interesting flowers, foliage, autumn
| colour and berries (from yellow to white, pink. red and orange). Most
| also grow fast, if you plant them as whips.

Yes. I am no great sorbus lover, seeing far too many damn rowans
on the streets, but there are plenty of them.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.