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Please can someone let me know the characteristics (height, cover etc.
etc.) of the prunus "Cherry Brandy"? (My RHS book is too old I think!!!) Another subject concerns a ground cover plant which, I think, is a hypericum for its yellow blossom tells me it is but I'm not sure. I cannot find it in my RHS book of plants and flowers. It's evergreen, seems tough, spreads by sending out wandering roots and is wonderful for covering banks under trees. Does anybody know its name and can it be grown OK from seed? Cheers Geoff |
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Geoff wrote: Another subject concerns a ground cover plant which, I think, is a hypericum for its yellow blossom tells me it is but I'm not sure. I cannot find it in my RHS book of plants and flowers. It's evergreen, seems tough, spreads by sending out wandering roots and is wonderful for covering banks under trees. Does anybody know its name and can it be grown OK from seed? Grrk. Yes, that could be a Hypericum - but there are several. If it sets seed, it probably can be grown from them - it is an occasional weed in my garden, and I don't grow it. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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In message , Geoff
writes Please can someone let me know the characteristics (height, cover etc. etc.) of the prunus "Cherry Brandy"? (My RHS book is too old I think!!!) Another subject concerns a ground cover plant which, I think, is a hypericum for its yellow blossom tells me it is but I'm not sure. I cannot find it in my RHS book of plants and flowers. It's evergreen, seems tough, spreads by sending out wandering roots and is wonderful for covering banks under trees. Does anybody know its name and can it be grown OK from seed? Cheers Geoff Hypericum calycinum, known in this country as Rose of Sharon - do not confuse it with Hibiscus syriacus (USA) or Hibiscus mutabilis (Australia, or so I'm informed). Presumably it can be grown from seed; at least it's in the Chiltern Seeds catalog. (I've got some seed filed away myself, but it's 15 years old, and I wouldn't trust it at that age.) Alternatively if you have a source, it can be propagated from the suckers. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Alternatively if you have a source, it can be propagated from the
suckers. -- We had one covering an awkard bank at our last house. It was where a cottage in the gounds fell down and we could never do anything with the area. Mike |
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"Geoff" wrote in message ... Please can someone let me know the characteristics (height, cover etc. etc.) of the prunus "Cherry Brandy"? (My RHS book is too old I think!!!) Another subject concerns a ground cover plant which, I think, is a hypericum for its yellow blossom tells me it is but I'm not sure. I cannot find it in my RHS book of plants and flowers. It's evergreen, seems tough, spreads by sending out wandering roots and is wonderful for covering banks under trees. Does anybody know its name and can it be grown OK from seed? Cheers Geoff Prunus "cherry brandy"--Are you meaning some form of flowering Cherry or a Cherry Laurel. Hypericum comes in so many different varieties even a small alpine. Very attractive new foliage if chopped back to ground level which is what I have to do because mine are very prone to rust. Not my favourite plant because it pops up everywhere, from suckers, within a few yards of the main plant. .. |
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: Hypericum calycinum, known in this country as Rose of Sharon - do not confuse it with Hibiscus syriacus (USA) or Hibiscus mutabilis (Australia, or so I'm informed). Presumably it can be grown from seed; at least it's in the Chiltern Seeds catalog. (I've got some seed filed away myself, but it's 15 years old, and I wouldn't trust it at that age.) Alternatively if you have a source, it can be propagated from the suckers. It definitely DOES grow from seed, as it has been a casual in my garden several times! Upon checking, that seems to be the only fully hardy, creeping Hypericum. There are lots of other hardy ones, but all seem to be bushy. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Nick Maclaren wrote: It definitely DOES grow from seed, as it has been a casual in my garden several times! Upon checking, that seems to be the only fully hardy, creeping Hypericum. There are lots of other hardy ones, but all seem to be bushy. Would that be St John's Wort?! |
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In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: Hypericum calycinum, known in this country as Rose of Sharon - do not confuse it with Hibiscus syriacus (USA) or Hibiscus mutabilis (Australia, or so I'm informed). Presumably it can be grown from seed; at least it's in the Chiltern Seeds catalog. (I've got some seed filed away myself, but it's 15 years old, and I wouldn't trust it at that age.) Alternatively if you have a source, it can be propagated from the suckers. That should read 15. It definitely DOES grow from seed, as it has been a casual in my garden several times! Upon checking, that seems to be the only fully hardy, creeping Hypericum. There are lots of other hardy ones, but all seem to be bushy. There are a number of herbaceous species, some of which are also rhizomatous. According to Stace H. elodes (Marsh St. John's Wort) is stoloniferous and H. xylosteifolium (Turkish Tutsan) is a second rhizomatous shrub. Both are much smaller-flowered than H. calycinum. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Puce writes Nick Maclaren wrote: It definitely DOES grow from seed, as it has been a casual in my garden several times! Upon checking, that seems to be the only fully hardy, creeping Hypericum. There are lots of other hardy ones, but all seem to be bushy. Would that be St John's Wort?! H. calycinum is Rose of Sharon; several other shrubby species are Tutsans. It is not clear to me that the sobriquet St. John's Wort is correctly applied to any of the shrubby (as opposed to herbaceous) forms of Hypericum. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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"Geoff" wrote in message ... Please can someone let me know the characteristics (height, cover etc. etc.) of the prunus "Cherry Brandy"? (My RHS book is too old I think!!!) According to "Aaron Nurseries" (http://www.aaronnurseries.co.uk), Prunus laurocerasus Cherry Brandy is "of dwarf to medium habit 1.2m by 1m, bronze juvenile tips, prolific white flowers in the spring." Neil. |
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My thanks to all who replied.
Geoff |
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