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ID of Camellia
"Sacha" wrote This is the Camellia we just can't get a positive ID on. We know Edward Hyams planted it, so it's over 50 years old and not a modern hybrid. A customer thought it looks like the one at Pilnitz but it's much too small a bush to be that type. If there are some Camellia experts out there who can have a stab at it, we'd love to get some ideas. http://i43.tinypic.com/avqy6r.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/33jtn39.jpg This may help... http://www.hortic.com/ics/index We have a semi double red that is now a tree and have lost the name too. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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ID of Camellia
"Bob Hobden" wrote "Sacha" wrote This is the Camellia we just can't get a positive ID on. We know Edward Hyams planted it, so it's over 50 years old and not a modern hybrid. A customer thought it looks like the one at Pilnitz but it's much too small a bush to be that type. If there are some Camellia experts out there who can have a stab at it, we'd love to get some ideas. http://i43.tinypic.com/avqy6r.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/33jtn39.jpg This may help... http://www.hortic.com/ics/index We have a semi double red that is now a tree and have lost the name too. The Williamsii hybrid "Cherub" look remarkably like yours BTW. Soft pink semi double. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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ID of Camellia
On 31/3/09 17:34, in article , "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Sacha" wrote This is the Camellia we just can't get a positive ID on. We know Edward Hyams planted it, so it's over 50 years old and not a modern hybrid. A customer thought it looks like the one at Pilnitz but it's much too small a bush to be that type. If there are some Camellia experts out there who can have a stab at it, we'd love to get some ideas. http://i43.tinypic.com/avqy6r.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/33jtn39.jpg This may help... http://www.hortic.com/ics/index We have a semi double red that is now a tree and have lost the name too. So far, no dice with them, Bob but thank you for the link. My outlaws had a nice Camellia collection themselves and were good friends with two Presidents of that Society so I've sent photos to a few people involved there but with no success yet. Last time we saw Liz and Charlie Pridham they suggested we go to the show at Boconnoc and talk to all the Camellia experts there but week ends here are just manic at present, so getting away seems unlikely, although we'd love to. Maybe I'll have to FedEx a branch to Charlie to take round for me - after all, he has nothing else to do, of course. ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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ID of Camellia
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says... On 31/3/09 17:34, in article , "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Sacha" wrote This is the Camellia we just can't get a positive ID on. We know Edward Hyams planted it, so it's over 50 years old and not a modern hybrid. A customer thought it looks like the one at Pilnitz but it's much too small a bush to be that type. If there are some Camellia experts out there who can have a stab at it, we'd love to get some ideas. http://i43.tinypic.com/avqy6r.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/33jtn39.jpg This may help... http://www.hortic.com/ics/index We have a semi double red that is now a tree and have lost the name too. So far, no dice with them, Bob but thank you for the link. My outlaws had a nice Camellia collection themselves and were good friends with two Presidents of that Society so I've sent photos to a few people involved there but with no success yet. Last time we saw Liz and Charlie Pridham they suggested we go to the show at Boconnoc and talk to all the Camellia experts there but week ends here are just manic at present, so getting away seems unlikely, although we'd love to. Maybe I'll have to FedEx a branch to Charlie to take round for me - after all, he has nothing else to do, of course. ;-) I would do it, if you got it here in time, we will be single handed up there on Saturday as I try and catch up with clematis cuttings but with two of us there on Sunday I would be able to take a look, but you really need someone with a good knowledge to start with and thats not me! The flower looks like St Ewe but the description of the bush does not, the only other camellia I have seen that resembles it is Cherub, I am pretty sure its a Williamsii, your problem may be that the various people your predecessor was acquainted with often gave away unnamed seedlings so you may never know! Having seen you all in action on Sunday I can see why there is no way you could sneak off at a weekend (long may it continue) its our first day today and at least its dry, only 2 people last year, still you have to start sometime :~) -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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ID of Camellia
On 1/4/09 10:58, in article ,
"Charlie Pridham" wrote: In article , says... On 31/3/09 17:34, in article , "Bob Hobden" wrote: "Sacha" wrote This is the Camellia we just can't get a positive ID on. We know Edward Hyams planted it, so it's over 50 years old and not a modern hybrid. A customer thought it looks like the one at Pilnitz but it's much too small a bush to be that type. If there are some Camellia experts out there who can have a stab at it, we'd love to get some ideas. http://i43.tinypic.com/avqy6r.jpg http://i43.tinypic.com/33jtn39.jpg This may help... http://www.hortic.com/ics/index We have a semi double red that is now a tree and have lost the name too. So far, no dice with them, Bob but thank you for the link. My outlaws had a nice Camellia collection themselves and were good friends with two Presidents of that Society so I've sent photos to a few people involved there but with no success yet. Last time we saw Liz and Charlie Pridham they suggested we go to the show at Boconnoc and talk to all the Camellia experts there but week ends here are just manic at present, so getting away seems unlikely, although we'd love to. Maybe I'll have to FedEx a branch to Charlie to take round for me - after all, he has nothing else to do, of course. ;-) I would do it, if you got it here in time, we will be single handed up there on Saturday as I try and catch up with clematis cuttings but with two of us there on Sunday I would be able to take a look, but you really need someone with a good knowledge to start with and thats not me! The flower looks like St Ewe but the description of the bush does not, the only other camellia I have seen that resembles it is Cherub, I am pretty sure its a Williamsii, your problem may be that the various people your predecessor was acquainted with often gave away unnamed seedlings so you may never know! Having seen you all in action on Sunday I can see why there is no way you could sneak off at a weekend (long may it continue) its our first day today and at least its dry, only 2 people last year, still you have to start sometime :~) I hope you have a great season, Charlie. Ours certainly has started with a bang, as you and Liz saw. The weather today is absolutely gorgeous and the forecast is good, so I hope we all have a wonderful week end in our various ways! I'm going to forward those photos to Charlie Williams at Burncoose and see if by the remotest chance, he can ID that Camellia because I don't seriously expect you to go flogging round a show on our behalf! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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