On 2013-06-12 18:15:14 +0100, Spider said:

On 12/06/2013 11:29, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-06-11 20:43:17 +0100, David Hill said:

It's so easy to overlook the most common of flowers,
http://i240.photobucket.com/albums/f...psfd47c81a.jpg


David @ the overcast side of Swansea Bay

What a lovely photo, David. That new camera is certainly earning its
keep! By coincidence, I saw a hawthorn in full flower the other day and
it was the most fabulous sight. it was one of the deep pink ones and
really was 'in your face' gorgeous.

I think those intensely deep pink ones are gorgeous, but I've only ever
seen double flowered ones in gcs/nurseries. I prefer single flowers
which are better for insects. Do you remember if 'your' flowers were
double or not?

I'm pretty sure they were double. Now you mention it, I don't recall
seeing any other than double ones in that intense pink. But there's a
wonderful Malus with brone leaves and deep pink flowers called Royalty
and another with slightly lighter pink flowers and bronze leaves called
Liset. They're extremely pretty plants.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
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