On 17/6/08 16:39, in article 2008061716393316807-adm1@fastmailfm, "adm"
wrote:

Hi All,

I'm blitzing a flowerbed that has been overgrown for a few years, and
have found three plants that i'd like to know more about.

http://www.dentonmiller.net/Site/Stu...e_these_plants
.html

1)

A nice little shrub

2) A tall thin thing with nice coloured leaves

3) A rather leggy and leafy thing with very bright purple indigo
flowers that stain quite badly if you touch them.....

Any ideas? The shrub is obviously a keeper, but I'm not sure about the
others....


Not sure but a close up would help - the shrub might be a Pittosporum, the
red thing is, perhaps, a Photinia and the purple thing is a highly desirable
and very beautiful Tradescantia, possibly T. andersoniana. Here's a link to
Cerney, which has a National Collection
http://www.cerneygardens.com/default...escantiaCollec
tion.asp
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)