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Philip 24-11-2003 10:35 AM

Buddleia
 
Last weekend I went to the Halfords/Homebase retail therapy location
at Shannon Corner (A3 near New Malden) nothing much of note in either
store.

However the car park contained a type of Buddleia I have never seen
before. A cursory glance at some reference books indicates that this
may be a bit of a rarity or is some newly manufactured hybrid thingy?

The plant was as you would expect of a unkempt Buddleia, lots of
sticks and new growth, with signs that it had been hacked back
sometime earlier this year. Now to the interesting part - the flowers
were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.

Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
some than an argument about Cannabis.

Tim Challenger 24-11-2003 10:59 AM

Buddleia
 
On 24 Nov 2003 02:26:35 -0800, Philip wrote:

..... Now to the interesting part - the flowers
were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.


Did you take a cuting ??? ;-)

Yellow is new to me - you can get white flowering ones from mail order
places in Austria and Germany.

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Nick Maclaren 24-11-2003 10:59 AM

Buddleia
 

In article ,
(Philip) writes:
|
| However the car park contained a type of Buddleia I have never seen
| before. A cursory glance at some reference books indicates that this
| may be a bit of a rarity or is some newly manufactured hybrid thingy?

Probably a hybrid, but not new.

| The plant was as you would expect of a unkempt Buddleia, lots of
| sticks and new growth, with signs that it had been hacked back
| sometime earlier this year. Now to the interesting part - the flowers
| were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
| flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.

Look up Buddleia x weyeriana.

| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Tim Challenger 24-11-2003 11:03 AM

Buddleia
 
On 24 Nov 2003 02:26:35 -0800, Philip wrote:

..... Now to the interesting part - the flowers
were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.


Did you take a cuting ??? ;-)

Yellow is new to me - you can get white flowering ones from mail order
places in Austria and Germany.

--
Tim.

If the human brain were simple enough that we could understand it, we would
be so simple that we couldn't.

Nick Maclaren 24-11-2003 11:03 AM

Buddleia
 

In article ,
(Philip) writes:
|
| However the car park contained a type of Buddleia I have never seen
| before. A cursory glance at some reference books indicates that this
| may be a bit of a rarity or is some newly manufactured hybrid thingy?

Probably a hybrid, but not new.

| The plant was as you would expect of a unkempt Buddleia, lots of
| sticks and new growth, with signs that it had been hacked back
| sometime earlier this year. Now to the interesting part - the flowers
| were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
| flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.

Look up Buddleia x weyeriana.

| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Philip 24-11-2003 05:34 PM

Buddleia
 
| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....



Nick

What is that supposed to mean ? Your remark comes across as an
attempt to be-little my question. I do not know if you meant it that
way, or if I am reading at all wrong. Maybe your intention was to
make a joke on the greater satisfaction to be achieved from growing
Cannabis than growing Buddleia.

Which ever it was I did not get it.

Nick Maclaren 24-11-2003 06:13 PM

Buddleia
 
In article ,
Philip wrote:
| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....


What is that supposed to mean ? Your remark comes across as an
attempt to be-little my question. I do not know if you meant it that
way, or if I am reading at all wrong. Maybe your intention was to
make a joke on the greater satisfaction to be achieved from growing
Cannabis than growing Buddleia.


It is a piece of 1960s idiom. Yes, it was a joke. Don't worry
about it. The serious part of my response was earlier in the post
(and which you snipped).


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Janet Baraclough 24-11-2003 07:24 PM

Buddleia
 
The message
from (Philip) contains these words:

| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....



Nick


What is that supposed to mean ? Your remark comes across as an
attempt to be-little my question.


Bloody cheek, after you just belittled other posters.
Let it all hang out, Philip... I bet it's so tiny nobody will even notice.

Janet





Franz Heymann 24-11-2003 08:47 PM

Buddleia
 

"Philip" wrote in message
m...
Last weekend I went to the Halfords/Homebase retail therapy location
at Shannon Corner (A3 near New Malden) nothing much of note in either
store.

However the car park contained a type of Buddleia I have never seen
before. A cursory glance at some reference books indicates that this
may be a bit of a rarity or is some newly manufactured hybrid thingy?

The plant was as you would expect of a unkempt Buddleia, lots of
sticks and new growth, with signs that it had been hacked back
sometime earlier this year. Now to the interesting part - the flowers
were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.


Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
shade or purple.


White Buddleias are quite common.

Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
some than an argument about Cannabis.


Franz



Franz Heymann 24-11-2003 08:47 PM

Buddleia
 

"Philip" wrote in message
m...
Last weekend I went to the Halfords/Homebase retail therapy location
at Shannon Corner (A3 near New Malden) nothing much of note in either
store.

However the car park contained a type of Buddleia I have never seen
before. A cursory glance at some reference books indicates that this
may be a bit of a rarity or is some newly manufactured hybrid thingy?

The plant was as you would expect of a unkempt Buddleia, lots of
sticks and new growth, with signs that it had been hacked back
sometime earlier this year. Now to the interesting part - the flowers
were primrose yellow. This Buddleia carries the connical shaped
flower heads and not the ball/pom-pom type.


Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
shade or purple.


White Buddleias are quite common.

Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
some than an argument about Cannabis.


Franz



David Hill 24-11-2003 09:15 PM

Buddleia
 
Try Buddleia weyeriana "Golden Glow"
" " "Moonlight"
" " "Sungold"

Probably the first of them.



--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk




Jaques d'Alltrades 24-11-2003 09:21 PM

Buddleia
 
The message
from (Philip) contains these words:

| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....


Nick


What is that supposed to mean ? Your remark comes across as an
attempt to be-little my question. I do not know if you meant it that
way, or if I am reading at all wrong. Maybe your intention was to
make a joke on the greater satisfaction to be achieved from growing
Cannabis than growing Buddleia.


Hardly any sort of criticism or attack.

Which ever it was I did not get it.


Evidently.

--
Rusty Hinge
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

David Hill 24-11-2003 09:21 PM

Buddleia
 
Try Buddleia weyeriana "Golden Glow"
" " "Moonlight"
" " "Sungold"

Probably the first of them.



--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk




Jaques d'Alltrades 24-11-2003 09:22 PM

Buddleia
 
The message
from (Philip) contains these words:

| Anyway I have never seen a Buddleia bloom in anything but orange or a
| shade or purple. Thought this may be of slightly more interest to
| some than an argument about Cannabis.

Whatever turns you on ....


Nick


What is that supposed to mean ? Your remark comes across as an
attempt to be-little my question. I do not know if you meant it that
way, or if I am reading at all wrong. Maybe your intention was to
make a joke on the greater satisfaction to be achieved from growing
Cannabis than growing Buddleia.


Hardly any sort of criticism or attack.

Which ever it was I did not get it.


Evidently.

--
Rusty Hinge
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm

Dark thoughts about the Wumpus concerto played with piano,
iron bar and two sledge hammers. (Wumpus, 15/11/03)

David Hill 24-11-2003 09:23 PM

Buddleia
 
Try Buddleia weyeriana "Golden Glow"
" " "Moonlight"
" " "Sungold"

Probably the first of them.



--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk





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