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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
Is anyone else growing this? We've acquired one from somewhere-we-forget
and neither of us had ever met it before. It sounds a very useful plant and is hardy, too. The New Jersey Arboretum site says: "This small, 10 to 20 feet, tree is great for four seasons of interest. Long dark green leaves appear in early April followed by pale creamy, fragrant flowers in August. These flowers will persist until October when the calyces turn reddish which gives the impression of another bloom. In winter the white bark exfoliates for yet another season of interest. Hepatacodium miconoides will grow in full sun or part shade. Use as an accent in the shrub border or as a small specimen." Its other nickname is Crape Myrtle of the North and I suppose it does have a slight look of a Lagerstroemia about it. According to one US site I read, it's a newish introduction from China. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
In message , Sacha
writes Is anyone else growing this? We've acquired one from somewhere-we-forget and neither of us had ever met it before. It sounds a very useful plant and is hardy, too. The New Jersey Arboretum site says: "This small, 10 to 20 feet, tree is great for four seasons of interest. Long dark green leaves appear in early April followed by pale creamy, fragrant flowers in August. These flowers will persist until October when the calyces turn reddish which gives the impression of another bloom. In winter the white bark exfoliates for yet another season of interest. Hepatacodium miconoides will grow in full sun or part shade. Use as an accent in the shrub border or as a small specimen." Its other nickname is Crape Myrtle of the North and I suppose it does have a slight look of a Lagerstroemia about it. According to one US site I read, it's a newish introduction from China. Ness (University of Liverpool) Botanic Gardens have one. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
On 2/9/06 14:32, in article , "Stewart Robert
Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes Is anyone else growing this? snip Ness (University of Liverpool) Botanic Gardens have one. Have you seen it doing its thang?! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
In message , Sacha
writes On 2/9/06 14:32, in article , "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes Is anyone else growing this? snip Ness (University of Liverpool) Botanic Gardens have one. Have you seen it doing its thang?! I've photographs of the flowers, but that's all. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
On 2/9/06 20:02, in article , "Stewart Robert
Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 2/9/06 14:32, in article , "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes Is anyone else growing this? snip Ness (University of Liverpool) Botanic Gardens have one. Have you seen it doing its thang?! I've photographs of the flowers, but that's all. You mean you saw it flowering yourself? What did you think of it, overall? -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
In message , Sacha
writes On 2/9/06 20:02, in article , "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 2/9/06 14:32, in article , "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes Is anyone else growing this? snip Ness (University of Liverpool) Botanic Gardens have one. Have you seen it doing its thang?! I've photographs of the flowers, but that's all. You mean you saw it flowering yourself? What did you think of it, overall? I found it rather nondescript, when not flowering, tho' I haven't seen it all seasons of the year. It doesn't have much flower power either - compared to Rhododendron or Prunus or Hydrangea or Lavatera or Cytisus or ... Perhaps a plant for someone with a taste for subtlety, or perhaps I've been unlikely with the timing of my visits. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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Heptacodium miconoides or Seven-son Flower
On 4/9/06 18:21, in article , "Stewart Robert
Hinsley" wrote: In message , Sacha writes snip You mean you saw it flowering yourself? What did you think of it, overall? I found it rather nondescript, when not flowering, tho' I haven't seen it all seasons of the year. It doesn't have much flower power either - compared to Rhododendron or Prunus or Hydrangea or Lavatera or Cytisus or ... Perhaps a plant for someone with a taste for subtlety, or perhaps I've been unlikely with the timing of my visits. I'm going to look forward to seeing what we think of this once it flowers here. I'll try to remember to take photographs. Now, I think we bought it at Hampton Court but who we got it from does NOT come back to me. Perhaps in time.....! -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/ |
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