"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not already
know.
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not
already
know.
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)


I thought it was weigela versicolour? anyway Sacha is right always causes
comment here when in flower.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea

"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message
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"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with
it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not
already
know.
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)


I thought it was weigela versicolour? anyway Sacha is right always causes
comment here when in flower.

--
Charlie, gardening in Cornwall.
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National Plant Collections of Clematis viticella (cvs) and
Lapageria rosea


Charlie I got the coraeensis bit by Googling hakoneutsugi. Images look
similar. Not many images for versicolour .
Agreed it is an unusual and very different plant and Sacha is quite right
when she says you won't easily find it.

On 24/1/07 21:23, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not
already
know.

I thought it was weigela versicolour? anyway Sacha is right always causes
comment here when in flower.

All I can tell you Charlie is that Ray has had it for many years and it was
sold to him as W. coraeensis by that small nursery opposite (but not
associated with) Stourhead. Looking at pics of W. versicolor on Google my
impression is that C. coraeensis is more vari-coloured but from photos, it's
hard to tell. Whichever it is, it's a stunner and while it needs space to
do its best, I just don't know why it isn't more widely grown.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In message , Sacha
writes
On 24/1/07 21:23, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Rupert (W.Yorkshire)" wrote in message
...

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not
already
know.

I thought it was weigela versicolour? anyway Sacha is right always causes
comment here when in flower.

All I can tell you Charlie is that Ray has had it for many years and it was
sold to him as W. coraeensis by that small nursery opposite (but not
associated with) Stourhead. Looking at pics of W. versicolor on Google my
impression is that C. coraeensis is more vari-coloured but from photos, it's
hard to tell. Whichever it is, it's a stunner and while it needs space to
do its best, I just don't know why it isn't more widely grown.

It looks like the plant I've seen grown as W. coraeensis. (One of the
local NT gardens has it.)
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

On 24/1/07 19:29, in article , "Rupert (W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not already
know.

My fault, Rupert. I didn't even notice that myself - just went for a good
pic on Google. Very careless of me and you have, of course, identified it
correctly! Do you have it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
On 24/1/07 19:29, in article , "Rupert
(W.Yorkshire)"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
...I'd like to recommend what I think is a truly wonderful plant. I'd
never
seen it until I first came here as a customer and I fell in love with it
immediately. Bog-standard garden centres won't have it but they really
should have because it's such a joy. Take a look at:
http://tinyurl.com/ysjch3
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon

Unusual. I was about to say that it looked a bit like a Weigela until I
realised that hakoneutsugi was the name of the plant and not the
photographer (embarassed smiley).
Weigela coraeensis is it's common name for those those that did not
already
know.

My fault, Rupert. I didn't even notice that myself - just went for a good
pic on Google. Very careless of me and you have, of course, identified it
correctly! Do you have it?
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)


Not got one -yet I have banned myself from even thinking about buying
anything else until all the stuff that I bought on the autumn/pre
summer/spring and pre-order lists arrives and is planted.
It's never a good idea to look at online plant sites when tanked up on red
wine on cold winter evenings:-)

I've been sorely tempted by this ever since seeing that large plant in
your border adjacent to the car park. Wiegelias have never 'set my
world on fire', but this is so free flowering and such a confection of
pink and cream that it's a must-have in almost any garden. BTW from
what I can remember of 'Versicolor', the pink is a bit more strident
and the density of flower isn't so great. Yours is definitely an
improvement on that.

On 25/1/07 08:03, in article
, "Dave Poole"
wrote:

I've been sorely tempted by this ever since seeing that large plant in
your border adjacent to the car park. Wiegelias have never 'set my
world on fire', but this is so free flowering and such a confection of
pink and cream that it's a must-have in almost any garden. BTW from
what I can remember of 'Versicolor', the pink is a bit more strident
and the density of flower isn't so great. Yours is definitely an
improvement on that.

I do think it needs to be able to stretch its wings to be seen at its best.
It's the combination of the many colours at one time that make it so
luscious to look at. Like you, I've never gone overboard about Weigelas but
this is something very special, IMO.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In article , Sacha
writes

I do think it needs to be able to stretch its wings to be seen at its best.
It's the combination of the many colours at one time that make it so
luscious to look at. Like you, I've never gone overboard about Weigelas but
this is something very special, IMO.


How big is your plant and how do you prune it?
For my part I have rather pined for a
Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
since seeing one at a NGS garden about 10 years ago, but I have a
feeling I have nowhere to put it

oh and Calycanthus for the wonderful allspice smelling seed heads. Not
sure if I like occidentals or orientalis, though I did grow two from
seed last year and then lost the pots somewhere, well, I can't find the
plants , last time I saw them they were definitely in the greenhouse but
I assume I gave them away by accident

janet
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

On 28/1/07 12:44, in article , "Janet Tweedy"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes

I do think it needs to be able to stretch its wings to be seen at its best.
It's the combination of the many colours at one time that make it so
luscious to look at. Like you, I've never gone overboard about Weigelas but
this is something very special, IMO.


How big is your plant and how do you prune it?

We don't, Janet! It's in a position where there just is no need to do so.
It's at the end of a very wide border in the car park, so it's not harming
or interfering with anything else. It does make a large shrub, so if
there's a real lack of space, I wouldn't recommend it. I'm sure it can be
kept under control but if it's too tightly confined I very much doubt it
would look its best.

For my part I have rather pined for a
Deutzia setchuenensis var. corymbiflora
since seeing one at a NGS garden about 10 years ago, but I have a
feeling I have nowhere to put it

oh and Calycanthus for the wonderful allspice smelling seed heads. Not
sure if I like occidentals or orientalis, though I did grow two from
seed last year and then lost the pots somewhere, well, I can't find the
plants , last time I saw them they were definitely in the greenhouse but
I assume I gave them away by accident

Oh dear, now you've added more things to my list of desirables. We've just
received a couple of wonderful plants called Edgeworthia chrysantha, which I
think are going to be real beauties, scented and late winter flowering,
hardy down to -5C.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/
(remove weeds from address)

In article , Sacha
writes

Oh dear, now you've added more things to my list of desirables. We've just
received a couple of wonderful plants called Edgeworthia chrysantha, which I
think are going to be real beauties, scented and late winter flowering,
hardy down to -5C.


A friend has that. It was a chance buy in a local garden centre of all
places! About forty pounds! However she has got it through the last four
winters but does cover it with fleece most of the winter. It hasn't
actually grown very quickly so it was a good job it was fairly large to
begin with!

Janet

--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk