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Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now it's
over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! |
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"Derek Turner" wrote Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now it's over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! Echium sp.... probably pininana Lucky you, should be spectacular when it flowers. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK |
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"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Derek Turner" wrote Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now it's over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! Echium sp.... probably pininana Lucky you, should be spectacular when it flowers. -- Regards Bob Hobden W.of London. UK Can't tell from the pitcture whether it is in the ground or in a pot. Bear in mind Derek - it could grow 3 metres tall and will be a bit top heavy for a pot ! R. |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2010-04-05 13:41:53 +0100, Derek Turner said: Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now it's over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! Looks like Echium piniana and if you were given it last year, it should flower this year. I had 3 in my St Martin's garden and thought I'd lost them to frost. Next spring I had *hundreds* of them all over the place! If you don't want that, save some seed and chop the rest down. I think they've got some in Ransom's car park. If I'm correct and it is that plant, this is what they do: http://dobies.hostserver1.co.uk/im/pd/FLSECH17853_3.jpg As seen in NZ? -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2010-04-05 15:40:29 +0100, Gopher said: In message , Sacha writes On 2010-04-05 13:41:53 +0100, Derek Turner said: Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now it's over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! Looks like Echium piniana and if you were given it last year, it should flower this year. I had 3 in my St Martin's garden and thought I'd lost them to frost. Next spring I had *hundreds* of them all over the place! If you don't want that, save some seed and chop the rest down. I think they've got some in Ransom's car park. If I'm correct and it is that plant, this is what they do: http://dobies.hostserver1.co.uk/im/pd/FLSECH17853_3.jpg As seen in NZ? And Tresco and Devon and possibly parts of Dorset. ;-) But yes, they were all over parts of NZ, growing like weeds, you're quite right. I remember them in the North Island but can't recall if we saw them in the South Island but if we did, I'd think it would have been the northern part where it's warmer. There's another nice one that grows more like a shrubby candelabra, holding its branches upwards. I'm very fond of that one which is Echium fastuosum. Some of the houses along the coast at Motueka had splendid examples. Visiting Isles of Scilly in September for first time so look forward to seeing them. -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 2010-04-05 20:50:04 +0100, Gopher said: In message , Sacha writes On 2010-04-05 15:40:29 +0100, Gopher said: In message , Sacha writes On 2010-04-05 13:41:53 +0100, Derek Turner said: Last year it was a six" high 'cutting' given by a neighbour. Now over 5' tall. www.cantabile.org.je/derek/worrissit.jpg the green thing on the left not the fat ugly thing on the right - that's me! Looks like Echium piniana and if you were given it last year, it should flower this year. I had 3 in my St Martin's garden and thought I'd lost them to frost. Next spring I had *hundreds* of them all over the place! If you don't want that, save some seed and chop the rest down. I think they've got some in Ransom's car park. If I'm correct and it is that plant, this is what they do: http://dobies.hostserver1.co.uk/im/pd/FLSECH17853_3.jpg As seen in NZ? And Tresco and Devon and possibly parts of Dorset. ;-) But yes, they were all over parts of NZ, growing like weeds, you're quite right. I remember them in the North Island but can't recall if we saw them in the South Island but if we did, I'd think it would have been the northern part where it's warmer. There's another nice one that grows more like a shrubby candelabra, holding its branches upwards. I'm very fond of that one which is Echium fastuosum. Some of the houses along the coast at Motueka had splendid examples. Visiting Isles of Scilly in September for first time so look forward to seeing them. Oh we spent a few days in that area and just loved it. I remember we had lunch on the waterside there a couple of times and that is one of the several dozen "I could live there" places in NZ that I fell in love with. If you have time on your way to or from Scilly (if you're going by road) do call in and see us. We're hoping to go to Tresco for about a week in May, if things going on here allow us to do that. I think you'll love it there and the smaller islands bring a sort of balance and sanity back to life-as-it-should-be, IMO. Will try and do that. In the meantime enjoy your visit next month; may the sun shine and the winds be gentle. -- Gopher .... I know my place! |
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