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Prunus? - identity
I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in
old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on by digging up a sucker or three. Anyone got any ideas? |
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Prunus? - identity
Farm1 wrote: I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on by digging up a sucker or three. Anyone got any ideas? Any chance of a link to some photos? -- Mike. |
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Prunus? - identity
Mike Lyle writes
Farm1 wrote: I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on by digging up a sucker or three. Anyone got any ideas? Any chance of a link to some photos? Any fruit on it? -- Kay |
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Użytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisał w wiadomości ... I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. Prunus tenella perhaps? Regards, Barbara. |
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"K" wrote in message
Mike Lyle writes Farm1 wrote: I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on by digging up a sucker or three. Anyone got any ideas? Any chance of a link to some photos? Any fruit on it? It never has any sort of fruit, just these soft fluffy wee flowers in Spring. And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a pic unfortunately. |
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"Basia Kulesz" wrote in message
Użytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisał w wiadomości And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a pic unfortunately. Well, try Prunus glandulosa then Equally small, equally overrated as a garden shrub IMO. By George, you've done it :-)) Thank you so much for that help. You're a genius given my rotten description :-)) Found this site and it looks just like my dear little scruffy bush (which I have always adored - it's tough and hardy and has flowered even thorugh the drought :-))) http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/hort/c...hrubs/prunus_g landulosa.html |
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Użytkownik "Farm1" please@askifyouwannaknow napisał w wiadomości ... "K" wrote in message Mike Lyle writes Farm1 wrote: I'm trying to find out the name for a plant which is very common in old Australian gardens and which I'm sure must also be well known in the UK. Its a small shrub which suckers copiously and spread easily in good conditions but seldom gets more than about waist high. It has flowers like a prunus in either white but more commonly pink. Quite a dull little plant except for a brief time in Spring. It's the sort of plant that grew in Grannies gardens and the ancient maiden Aunt always had one - very old fashioned so I don't think it would have been a plant that has had much attention from the nursery trade (and I've never seen it for sale) but would have been handed on by digging up a sucker or three. Anyone got any ideas? Any chance of a link to some photos? Any fruit on it? It never has any sort of fruit, just these soft fluffy wee flowers in Spring. And it's not the Prunus tenella sugggested by Barbara (thanks for that suggestion). And I don't have a web site to link to a pic unfortunately. Well, try Prunus glandulosa then Equally small, equally overrated as a garden shrub IMO. Regards, Barbara. |
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