In message , Boron Elgar
writes
On Tue, 30 Aug 2011 10:46:41 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:

In message , Boron Elgar
writes
On Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:55:47 +0000, sharone
wrote:


Hi, trying to idenetify the attached, the tree was growing in the garden
when we moved in , the other was a present & the name & details have
long gone as it's been re potted & moved. Would really appreciaite any
comments
Thanks

Sharon


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This is a chenille plant, similar and related to this one to this:

http://www.hear.org/starr/images/ima...-9898&o=plants

I think otherwise. It looks like Leycesteria formosa (pheasantberry) to
me. (To the best of my knowledge Acalypha isn't hardy in Britain. It's
not a tree either - admittedly it's stretching it to call Leycesteria a
tree rather than a shrub.)

Indeed. So sorry. I had not realized the source.

The source wasn't specified (posting from gardenbanter.co.uk is
suggestive, but isn't definitive); however the description as a tree I
think does eliminate Acalypha.

Boron

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Stewart Robert Hinsley