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Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there
was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. The flowers were in what I suppose would be called racemes (long and narrowing, anyway) and were purplish. For anyone who hasn't been to this garden - GO! It's one of the most interesting and most satisfying I've been to. The plant sales area is extensive, though it is pricey. But we bought quite a few things we either didn't have or have lost and had a really lovely morning. -- Sacha (remove the 'x' to email me) |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
You don't mean Cerinthe purpurescens do you? I agree that Beth Chatto's
gardens are completely fantastic. She demonstrates which plants that grow in the conditions where they will thrive. I try to go at least once a year. Steph Power "Sacha" wrote in message ... We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. The flowers were in what I suppose would be called racemes (long and narrowing, anyway) and were purplish. For anyone who hasn't been to this garden - GO! It's one of the most interesting and most satisfying I've been to. The plant sales area is extensive, though it is pricey. But we bought quite a few things we either didn't have or have lost and had a really lovely morning. -- Sacha (remove the 'x' to email me) |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
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Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
In article , Sacha
writes "Sacha" wrote in message ... We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. The flowers were in what I suppose would be called racemes (long and narrowing, anyway) and were purplish. For anyone who hasn't been to this garden - GO! It's one of the most interesting and most satisfying I've been to. The plant sales area is extensive, though it is pricey. But we bought quite a few things we either didn't have or have lost and had a really lovely morning. -- No, we know and grow Cerinthe. This was much shorter and the leaves are punctured by the stem growing right through the middle of them, just like some young Eucalypts. I don't think this is the answer, but fwiw - Bupleurum has perfoliate leaves. It's a compositae, so you wouldn't really expect purple flowers, but then sea-holly is a compositae, so you never know... -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
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Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
"Sacha" wrote in message ... We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. The flowers were in what I suppose would be called racemes (long and narrowing, anyway) and were purplish. For anyone who hasn't been to this garden - GO! It's one of the most interesting and most satisfying I've been to. The plant sales area is extensive, though it is pricey. But we bought quite a few things we either didn't have or have lost and had a really lovely morning. -- Sacha, it is a shame you didin't ask a member of staff whilst you were at the garden. They were very helpful the last time we were there, when we spotted something that I didn't recognise. Maybe I'll try to get down there this week with my digital camera ;-) Natalie |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
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Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
In article , Kay Easton
writes It's a compositae, so you wouldn't really expect purple flowers, but then sea-holly is a compositae, so you never know... Sea-holly is an umbellifer (not a composite). Did you mean umbellifer in both contexts? I thought there were plenty of purple composites. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://www.meden.demon.co.uk/Malvaceae/Malvaceae.html |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes In article , Kay Easton writes It's a compositae, so you wouldn't really expect purple flowers, but then sea-holly is a compositae, so you never know... Sea-holly is an umbellifer (not a composite). Did you mean umbellifer in both contexts? I thought there were plenty of purple composites. Yes, I meant umbellifer, I was thinking umbellifer as I wrote and I had a picture of a typical umbellifer in my mind. I have no idea why it came out as compositae! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
"Sacha" wrote We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. snip I'm just reading her 'Dry Garden' book, courtesy of Kay's recent offer, and she briefly mentions a plant that may be the one. Parahebe perfoliata "whose stems of glaucous circular leaves are reminiscent of some Eucalyptus species. This plant comes from Australia which does not surprise me." There's a pic of it in my RHS Plants and Flowers which looks like your description. It's also known as Veronica perfoliata. Sue |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
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Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
In article , Sue
writes "Sacha" wrote We visited Beth Chatto's garden last Tuesday and in the gravel garden there was a plant we didn't recognise. It was about 9" to 12" high, growing in a fair-sized clump and had perfoliate leaves which looked remarkably like young Eucalyptus leaves. snip I'm just reading her 'Dry Garden' book, courtesy of Kay's recent offer, and she briefly mentions a plant that may be the one. Parahebe perfoliata "whose stems of glaucous circular leaves are reminiscent of some Eucalyptus species. This plant comes from Australia which does not surprise me." There's a pic of it in my RHS Plants and Flowers which looks like your description. It's also known as Veronica perfoliata. Ha! I *thought* looking in one of her books might give the solution! -- Kay Easton Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
"Sacha" wrote in message ... in article , Sue at wrote on 28/5/03 4:54 pm: sip Parahebe perfoliata "whose stems of glaucous circular leaves are reminiscent of some Eucalyptus species. This plant comes from Australia which does not surprise me." There's a pic of it in my RHS Plants and Flowers which looks like your description. It's also known as Veronica perfoliata. You are *brilliant*! That is indeed it. And my husband is going to be so thrilled with himself he'll be unbearable - he was muttering Hebe type noises as we left. ;-) Thank you very much. I should have thought of that plant as I have it growing in my garden ;-0 Still plan to visit on Friday as the weather forecast is good. Natalie |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
"Sacha" wrote You are *brilliant*! That is indeed it. And my husband is going to be so thrilled with himself he'll be unbearable - he was muttering Hebe type noises as we left. ;-) Thank you very much. Glad to help. Must be synchronicity in action or something, since I'd never heard of it before, but as soon as I read the piece in the book it rang bells about your post. Sue |
Plant at Beth Chatto's. ID please
"Kay Easton" wrote Ha! I *thought* looking in one of her books might give the solution! It's a very useful book. :-) I definitely will have to go and have a look at her garden soon. Sue |
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