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Joe Pie Weed
Where can we get this from?
a.k.a. Gravelroot or Queen of the Meadow. -- http://foxfield-parva.mysite.wanadoo...uk/index.jhtml |
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On 19/9/05 16:51, in article , "Foxfield"
wrote: Where can we get this from? a.k.a. Gravelroot or Queen of the Meadow. I think you mean the Eupatorium Atropurureum that was in one of the week end supplements? I think Beth Chatto's nursery in Essex has it but so do quite a few others. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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Thats "Joe Pye Weed", Eupatorum maculatum.
It a common plant that grows wild along roadsids, marshes, meadows and woodlands all over the eastern United States. "Sacha" wrote in message .uk... On 19/9/05 16:51, in article , "Foxfield" wrote: Where can we get this from? a.k.a. Gravelroot or Queen of the Meadow. I think you mean the Eupatorium Atropurureum that was in one of the week end supplements? I think Beth Chatto's nursery in Essex has it but so do quite a few others. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 20/9/05 11:34, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote: The message k from Sacha contains these words: On 19/9/05 23:07, in article , "Dave Poole" wrote: Sacha wrote: I think you mean the Eupatorium Atropurureum that was in one of the week end supplements? I think Beth Chatto's nursery in Essex has it but so do quite a few others. It has a somewhat paler flowered relative native to the UK and Europe - Eupatorium cannabinum. Often seen in lightly shaded hedgerows and at the edge of woodland clearings it grows between 1.5 and 2m. high. It is commonly known as 'Hemp Agrimony' in this country. It's a lovely plant and we grow it here, where it attracts masses of butterflies, bees, hoverflies etc. But the one that was written about in the Times supplement is we *think* the E. Atropurpureum. We were all looking it up and I found some pics on Googles images. The writer said he'd seen it in her garden, along with something called (IIRC) Datisca cannabina and other very tall plants. The article was about using tall and striking plants. I recently acquired datisca cannabina (from Larch Cottage Nurseries), never seen it before, haven't planted it out yet ..any tips gratefully received :-) It's one I want to get because it sounds wonderful for the back of big borders. The eupatoriium atropurpureum I have, is "Chocolate", very dark puprle leaves but hasn't flowered yet. (At least it's still alive..the first attempt died) We have that and it's in bud so I hope it survives! The leaves are a fantastic colour. BTW, Janet, did you happen to see the programme on Augustus Smith 'father' of Tresco? There was a bit where two of the long-ago islanders tried to bump him off and one of them was played by Mike Nelhams - with far too much relish, IMO! ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On 20/9/05 16:50, in article , "Janet
Baraclough" wrote: The message k from Sacha contains these words: BTW, Janet, did you happen to see the programme on Augustus Smith 'father' of Tresco? There was a bit where two of the long-ago islanders tried to bump him off and one of them was played by Mike Nelhams - with far too much relish, IMO! ;-) Missed it..:-( Janet Heh heh heh. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:50:17 +0100, Sacha
wrote: The eupatoriium atropurpureum I have, is "Chocolate", very dark puprle leaves but hasn't flowered yet. (At least it's still alive..the first attempt died) We have that and it's in bud so I hope it survives! The leaves are a fantastic colour. BTW, Janet, did you happen to see the programme on Augustus Smith 'father' of Tresco? There was a bit where two of the long-ago islanders tried to bump him off and one of them was played by Mike Nelhams - with far too much relish, IMO! ;-) I saw it, but didn't twig it was MN. But what I saw was part of a local magazine programme on Westward TV 'Inside Out' , which wouldn't have been broadcast nationally. Or was there another? -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
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On 21/9/05 18:08, in article ,
"Chris Hogg" wrote: On Tue, 20 Sep 2005 11:50:17 +0100, Sacha wrote: The eupatoriium atropurpureum I have, is "Chocolate", very dark puprle leaves but hasn't flowered yet. (At least it's still alive..the first attempt died) We have that and it's in bud so I hope it survives! The leaves are a fantastic colour. BTW, Janet, did you happen to see the programme on Augustus Smith 'father' of Tresco? There was a bit where two of the long-ago islanders tried to bump him off and one of them was played by Mike Nelhams - with far too much relish, IMO! ;-) I saw it, but didn't twig it was MN. But what I saw was part of a local magazine programme on Westward TV 'Inside Out' , which wouldn't have been broadcast nationally. Or was there another? Could well have been what you saw. We didn't see the very beginning but that sounds more than possible. When they did the 'wicked smugglers' bit, Mike was the one on *your* left on the screen. I think one of the lovely things about living on Tresco must be that everyone joins in that kind of fun. ;-) -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
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