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Old 23-05-2003, 04:45 PM
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Default Plant ID, please: Mahonia

On visiting London in late February, I noticed very fragrant
yellow-flowered Mahonias growing at Kew, at the north end of the
buildings at the Victoria Gate - also encountered some along the street
between the Kew underground station and the Vicotoria gate, and a few
elsewhere in London. One of these shrubs at Kew once had a plastic
label, but it was unfortunely broken, so nothing remained of the plant
name. Can anyone tell me what species/variety of Mahonia this is? We
grow Mahonias here in California, but I have never encountered winter
bloomers or ones so fragrant. (I sent an email enquiry to Kew, but
never got a response). Thanks

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Old 23-05-2003, 08:33 PM
Emrys Davies
 
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Default Plant ID, please: Mahonia

'tom',

Could well be Mahonia Charity as shown on this site:

http://www.hedgesonline.com/content.php?categoryId=48

Regards,
Emrys Davies.



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On visiting London in late February, I noticed very fragrant
yellow-flowered Mahonias growing at Kew, at the north end of the
buildings at the Victoria Gate - also encountered some along the

street
between the Kew underground station and the Vicotoria gate, and a few
elsewhere in London. One of these shrubs at Kew once had a plastic
label, but it was unfortunely broken, so nothing remained of the plant
name. Can anyone tell me what species/variety of Mahonia this is? We
grow Mahonias here in California, but I have never encountered winter
bloomers or ones so fragrant. (I sent an email enquiry to Kew, but
never got a response). Thanks



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Old 23-05-2003, 10:44 PM
Roger Van Loon
 
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Default Plant ID, please: Mahonia

Right.
But Mahonia 'Carity' is just one of several cultivars of a cross
between two Asian Mahonia species: Mahonia japonica x M. lomariifolia
(this cross is named Mahonia x media).
So it could be just as well Mahonia 'Winter Sun', Mahonia 'Buckland',
or some other cultivar.
M. 'Charity' is a good guess, though, since it is the most popular one
in the UK, I think. However, at Kew they have a collection of the
cultivars - so it's hard to tell which one you saw there.
Not that I found very much difference between them.
Regards,
Roger.


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'tom',

Could well be Mahonia Charity as shown on this site:

http://www.hedgesonline.com/content.php?categoryId=48

Regards,
Emrys Davies.

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On visiting London in late February, I noticed very fragrant
yellow-flowered Mahonias growing at Kew, at the north end of the
buildings at the Victoria Gate - also encountered some along the

street
between the Kew underground station and the Vicotoria gate, and a few
elsewhere in London. One of these shrubs at Kew once had a plastic
label, but it was unfortunely broken, so nothing remained of the plant
name. Can anyone tell me what species/variety of Mahonia this is? We
grow Mahonias here in California, but I have never encountered winter
bloomers or ones so fragrant. (I sent an email enquiry to Kew, but
never got a response). Thanks



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