Sacha wrote Dahlia coccinea 'Palmeri':

No, we don't have that but I think that's one she was trying to
describe to us. I'm sure Ray would be very grateful to give a home to a
poor orphaned Dahlia. I think he said he'd had D.merckii and lost it
somehow, so he was rather glad to get it again. There's another
interesting looking plant she's included and I'll get the name tomorrow.

That's decided then. Next time I come over I'll bring it with me. When I find I've got room, I can beg a cutting ;-)

On 13/08/2013 20:04, sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-13 18:47:35 +0000, Jeff Layman said:

On 12/08/2013 18:58, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-12 18:54:17 +0100, Dave Poole said:

She mentioned something she's going to send us which sounded like
Onensis spinosa (she couldn't remember the name clearly) Does that ring
any bells with you?

Maybe something to do with a particularly thorny form of Rosa omeiensis?

Thanks Jeff but I don't think so - I'll email her for a better
description. They're in Devon/Cornwall on holiday so when they get home
I'll hope to get a better idea. Had it been Rosa, I don't think she'd
have struggled to remember the name. It seemed the first name was
Onensis or Oniensis but she was quite clear that the second was
'spinosa'.

In that case, Ononis spinosa sounds a possibility.

--

Jeff

On 2013-08-13 20:49:39 +0100, Dave Poole said:

Sacha wrote Dahlia coccinea 'Palmeri':

No, we don't have that but I think that's one she was trying to
describe to us. I'm sure Ray would be very grateful to give a home to a
poor orphaned Dahlia. I think he said he'd had D.merckii and lost it
somehow, so he was rather glad to get it again. There's another
interesting looking plant she's included and I'll get the name tomorrow.

That's decided then. Next time I come over I'll bring it with me.
When I find I've got room, I can beg a cutting ;-)

I dare say he'll spare you one! ;-)
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 2013-08-13 21:15:08 +0100, Jeff Layman said:

On 13/08/2013 20:04, sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-13 18:47:35 +0000, Jeff Layman said:

On 12/08/2013 18:58, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-12 18:54:17 +0100, Dave Poole said:

She mentioned something she's going to send us which sounded like
Onensis spinosa (she couldn't remember the name clearly) Does that ring
any bells with you?

Maybe something to do with a particularly thorny form of Rosa omeiensis?

Thanks Jeff but I don't think so - I'll email her for a better
description. They're in Devon/Cornwall on holiday so when they get home
I'll hope to get a better idea. Had it been Rosa, I don't think she'd
have struggled to remember the name. It seemed the first name was
Onensis or Oniensis but she was quite clear that the second was
'spinosa'.

In that case, Ononis spinosa sounds a possibility.

Very clever of you - that has to be it. Thank you very much.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 13/08/2013 23:11, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-13 21:15:08 +0100, Jeff Layman said:

In that case, Ononis spinosa sounds a possibility.

Very clever of you - that has to be it. Thank you very much.

Wish I could claim the credit, but I can't. I just put "spinosa" into
the RHS Plantfinder search box and looked for anything beginning with
"O" in its results!!!

--

Jeff

On 2013-08-14 07:56:50 +0100, Jeff Layman said:

On 13/08/2013 23:11, Sacha wrote:
On 2013-08-13 21:15:08 +0100, Jeff Layman said:

In that case, Ononis spinosa sounds a possibility.

Very clever of you - that has to be it. Thank you very much.

Wish I could claim the credit, but I can't. I just put "spinosa" into
the RHS Plantfinder search box and looked for anything beginning with
"O" in its results!!!

Well, that was a lot more clever than I. I'd thought you'd have to have
more of the first name to get anywhere, so I didn't even try it!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk

On 2013-08-10 16:41:30 +0100, Dave Poole said:

Sacha,
I brought several Begonias over for the nursery to try:

'Little Brother Montgomery' - Maple like, silvered leaves pinkish when
young, ageing to silver and maroon.
'Connee Boswell' - Large, maple-like silver-pink leaves. larger than LBM
'Benitochiba' - Interestingly divided, metallic, silvery purple leaves
and pewter veins.
grandis 'Sapporo' - Coppery red young growths, taller than grandis
proper and coppery leaf undersides.

The other plant our friends brought us is Galvezia speciosa. Looking it
up it's from California and it seems very pretty. Our specimen looks a
bit sad and droopy at present, so I hope it survives!
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
www.helpforheroes.org.uk