Ray has propagated dozens of these and can't remember what they are! Either
he was given one, took some cuttings from somewhere - who knows. To me, it
looks a bit like a Clerodendron but I'm almost certainly wrong. Anyone who
recognises it will be a star!
http://i17.tinypic.com/549t7ch.jpg[/IMG]

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

It does have the look of Clerodendron about it, but something keeps
telling me that it is more likely to be in the Acanthaceae than the
Verbenaceae. As soon as I saw the pic, my instincts were that it is
possibly a form of Ruspolia hypocrateriformis, although it certainly
isn't that species. I'll have to look at it first hand.

On 15/8/07 19:07, in article
, "Dave Poole"
wrote:

It does have the look of Clerodendron about it, but something keeps
telling me that it is more likely to be in the Acanthaceae than the
Verbenaceae. As soon as I saw the pic, my instincts were that it is
possibly a form of Ruspolia hypocrateriformis, although it certainly
isn't that species. I'll have to look at it first hand.


Chocolate cake tomorrow? We're here all day. ;-))
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:
.....my instincts were that it is
possibly a form of Ruspolia hypocrateriformis, although it certainly
isn't that species. I'll have to look at it first hand.

Chocolate cake tomorrow? We're here all day.

I wish! Work dictates I'm afraid so I don't get free till the
weekend.

On 16/8/07 03:01, in article
, "Dave Poole"
wrote:

Sacha wrote:
.....my instincts were that it is
possibly a form of Ruspolia hypocrateriformis, although it certainly
isn't that species. I'll have to look at it first hand.

Chocolate cake tomorrow? We're here all day.

I wish! Work dictates I'm afraid so I don't get free till the
weekend.

We'll be here if you have time to drop in for lunch or a cream tea.

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

Sacha wrote:

I wish! Work dictates I'm afraid so I don't get free till the
weekend.

We'll be here if you have time to drop in for lunch or a cream tea.

Well then, it would be rude not to. It isn't Clerodendron splendens -
the formation of the raceme is wrong and as Charlie mentions, the
stamens are wrong. No, I'll stick with my original thought that it is
one of the Acanthus family. Until the weekend that is...

"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Ray has propagated dozens of these and can't remember what they are!
Either
he was given one, took some cuttings from somewhere - who knows. To me,
it
looks a bit like a Clerodendron but I'm almost certainly wrong. Anyone
who
recognises it will be a star!
http://i17.tinypic.com/549t7ch.jpg[/IMG]

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

At first glance it does look like clereodendron splendens but there do not
seem to be the right amount of stamens sticking out. How tender is it?
(mentally working out where one could be squeezed in!)

--
Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall
http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of National collections of Clematis viticella
and Lapageria rosea cultivars

On 16/8/07 08:41, in article , "Charlie
Pridham" wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
. uk...
Ray has propagated dozens of these and can't remember what they are!
Either
he was given one, took some cuttings from somewhere - who knows. To me,
it
looks a bit like a Clerodendron but I'm almost certainly wrong. Anyone
who
recognises it will be a star!
http://i17.tinypic.com/549t7ch.jpg[/IMG]

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'

At first glance it does look like clereodendron splendens but there do not
seem to be the right amount of stamens sticking out. How tender is it?
(mentally working out where one could be squeezed in!)

No idea, Charlie but I'll ask Ray to send you one. And thank you for the
Rhamnus seeds. The second consignment did arrive this time, while we were
away! I don't *think* C. splendens looks quite right but it's very close.
Again, I'll check with Ray. Shame he can't remember how he got hold of it.
;-)


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'