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Old 07-10-2012, 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Emrys Davies View Post
My wife has just been given a piece of shrub, but it has been hanging about
too long for it to be propagated. It has pairs of hazel type leaves and has
clusters of pale-purple berries at the junction of the leaves; the clusters
being three to five inches apart are similar to blackberries in appearance
and they surround the stem. I would like to identify it and then obtain
some more cuttings for propagation.
First thought with blackberry type berries was Lantana, but if they're surrounding the stem it means that the flowers surrounded the stem rather like a sage, instead of being in clusters like Lantana.
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