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Old 16-01-2008, 07:46 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Nick Maclaren Nick Maclaren is offline
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Default Mystery 'pumpkin' has flowers!


In article ,
"Derek" writes:
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| Certainly sounds Quincey to me our fruits seldom exceeded 2 inch diameter
| turning yellow as they ripened the flowers were more of a Salmon pink
| colour rather than a true red, the evil thorns are a good pointer.

That is Chaenomeles, not Cydonia. And the thorns aren't much, really,
compared to what plants can get like.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.