"JennyC" wrote in message
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote
"Janet Tweedy" wrote
JennyC writes
It does grow into a wild sort of bush, the leaves are nothing much and
the plant grows from the base, well you know what I mean

I could never see the flowers very clearly and hacking it back every
spring made for an unsightly clump of cut stems.
Didn't smell and birds etc never seemed to take much notice of it, not
even pheasants.
I'll see if I have any bits left that are rooted as I cleared most out
because no one wanted them.

janet

The Leycesteria appreciation society are about to issue a writ:-)
A superb good doer. Flowers, berries, nice leaf shape and colour-what
else do you want. Blackbirds love the berries and the Gold finches eat
the seeds in spring.
Available also in a golden/yellow form.
As if that is not enough the berries are delicious and taste of toffee.

Just to make sure we are all talking about the same thing;
http://www.joycreek.com/104-001D4.htm

jenny

Yes that's it--more or less. The leaves on mine look slightly different.
Do you wish to retract your rotten comments about this super shrub?:-)))