"Sacha" wrote in message
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| On 2009-05-13 19:55:48 +0100, "Angela" said:
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| First one looks like Lonicera pileata which is great for hedging, it's
like
| Box but much quicker growing. No idea of the second and the third is
| definitely Solomon's Seal (just paid £10 for one!!)
|
| I'm going to get over my faint at those prices and ask if anyone can
| help me with a query about Solomon's Seal. I'm used to seeing it grow
| here to around 2' to 3' in length but I clearly remember seeing it in a
| Jersey garden with longer stems. I mean probably 4' minimum. I used
| to cutit to use in great big pedestal arrangements in church and it was
| a stunning sight. There seems to be some dispute/discussion as to
| whether these are all the same plant. Can anyone here enlighten me as
| to the differences, if there are any? Or is it all down to conditions
| and habitat?
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| Sacha
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Mine is big, just went out and measured it - 89cm (35 inches). Label says
Height 1.2m. The label says it's Polygonatum x hybridum. I Googles and
there is another called Polygonatum commutatum which is 2-3ft, and
Polygonatum multiflorum at 3ft, so maybe there are different types