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On 22/7/08 15:04, in article , "Emery Davis" wrote: Sacha wrote: It's taken longer to build than Rome but it's out the www.hillhousenursery.com Congratulations Sacha (and family). Question about the Wedding Cake tree. I list this in my plant list as Cornus controversa 'Variegata', as does the old RHS reference I have. You list it as C. alternifolia 'Variegata', under the Pagoda Dogwood rather than the Giant Dogwood. I have a C. alternifolia 'Winter Orange' that was sold to me under the name C. controversa, then the nursery changed the name in their catalog to go along with the prevailing usage. I wonder if the Wedding Cake tree has gone through a similar reclassification, and I should maybe change it in my garden records... I also grow C. alternifolia 'Argentia' (which is slower growing than controversa), but it is clearly a different (and finer leaved) plant. But both lovely in their own way. cheers, -E We've seen both called the wedding cake tree so it's anyone's guess which is truly which. We're certainly open to correction! Verified that at least to the RHS Horticultural Database, C. controversa 'Variegata' (which it looks to me is what you've got, although hard to be sure from the pic) is called the Wedding Cake Tree. This would also explain the faster than expected growth. For C. alternifolia 'Variegata' they list this as synonymous with 'Argentea', with a common name of "Silver Pagoda Dogwood." I think this finer leaved (and slower growing, reputed difficult although I've had no problems) plant is not what you've got in the picture. Just one opinion, worth no more or less than the paper it's printed on! cheers, -E |
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On 23/7/08 00:01, in article , "Emery
Davis" wrote: Sacha wrote: On 22/7/08 15:04, in article , "Emery Davis" wrote: Sacha wrote: It's taken longer to build than Rome but it's out the www.hillhousenursery.com Congratulations Sacha (and family). Question about the Wedding Cake tree. I list this in my plant list as Cornus controversa 'Variegata', as does the old RHS reference I have. You list it as C. alternifolia 'Variegata', under the Pagoda Dogwood rather than the Giant Dogwood. I have a C. alternifolia 'Winter Orange' that was sold to me under the name C. controversa, then the nursery changed the name in their catalog to go along with the prevailing usage. I wonder if the Wedding Cake tree has gone through a similar reclassification, and I should maybe change it in my garden records... I also grow C. alternifolia 'Argentia' (which is slower growing than controversa), but it is clearly a different (and finer leaved) plant. But both lovely in their own way. cheers, -E We've seen both called the wedding cake tree so it's anyone's guess which is truly which. We're certainly open to correction! Verified that at least to the RHS Horticultural Database, C. controversa 'Variegata' (which it looks to me is what you've got, although hard to be sure from the pic) is called the Wedding Cake Tree. This would also explain the faster than expected growth. For C. alternifolia 'Variegata' they list this as synonymous with 'Argentea', with a common name of "Silver Pagoda Dogwood." I think this finer leaved (and slower growing, reputed difficult although I've had no problems) plant is not what you've got in the picture. Just one opinion, worth no more or less than the paper it's printed on! cheers, -E It's all worth something, Emery. I'll try to remember to take a close up and put it on here. Life is a bit full at present but I will try to get to that. We're absolutely open to information and opinion because this isn't one we grew ourselves. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon |
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