In message , Sacha
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On 2009-05-13 22:55:34 +0100, "Angela" said:

"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

Could be, though I've read elsewhere on Google that some claim that
they're all the same.

FWIW, all three have articles in Wikipeda.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley