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09-12-2003, 07:33 PM
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Camellia sasanqua
Sacha wrote:
Chris Hogg8/12/03 7:40 On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:42:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: Thank you for all this. AND, while we're about it - today, Ray planted a few Camellias which we got from a specialist a year or three ago (we don't make a big thing out of selling Camellias, if only because everyone else does ;-) and he can't remember which they are. The leaves are very interesting. They're serrated, almost like holly leaves and have three 'fingers' at the end. The serration might suggest a C japonica? But the three fingers are something I've never seen before. Does that ring a bell with you? I *think* he got them from the chap who grows Camellias over towards Slapton but I'm not certain about that. The best I can do is c. jap. 'holly bright'. Described as light red semi-double, leaves serrated and holly-like, flower petals creped with serrated edges. The 'three fingers' bit has me puzzled though. Never come across anything like that before. Perhaps they're just exaggerated serrations. Thanks, Chris but these are quite definitely three 'lobes' in the end of each leaf. Ray now tells me that I am wrong and that they came originally from Agatha Christie's garden's nursery, Greenways, so a bit of digging through our old files *might* identify it. I'll post on it again, if we find out more. We've got that I think. The Japanese name is descriptive of the leaf -I'm told ;~))). I've not got the Camelias fixed in my mind yet but looking at the list on my website it could be one of Kingyo-tsubaki, Hakurakuten, Konronkoku - probably the first one. I'll look at the label on the plant tomorrow. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/ |
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09-12-2003, 08:05 PM
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Camellia sasanqua
Sacha wrote:
Chris Hogg8/12/03 7:40 On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:42:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: Thank you for all this. AND, while we're about it - today, Ray planted a few Camellias which we got from a specialist a year or three ago (we don't make a big thing out of selling Camellias, if only because everyone else does ;-) and he can't remember which they are. The leaves are very interesting. They're serrated, almost like holly leaves and have three 'fingers' at the end. The serration might suggest a C japonica? But the three fingers are something I've never seen before. Does that ring a bell with you? I *think* he got them from the chap who grows Camellias over towards Slapton but I'm not certain about that. The best I can do is c. jap. 'holly bright'. Described as light red semi-double, leaves serrated and holly-like, flower petals creped with serrated edges. The 'three fingers' bit has me puzzled though. Never come across anything like that before. Perhaps they're just exaggerated serrations. Thanks, Chris but these are quite definitely three 'lobes' in the end of each leaf. Ray now tells me that I am wrong and that they came originally from Agatha Christie's garden's nursery, Greenways, so a bit of digging through our old files *might* identify it. I'll post on it again, if we find out more. Forget my previous post it *is* Kingyo-tsubaki - the 'Fish Tail Camellia' Rod -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/ |
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09-12-2003, 08:07 PM
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Camellia sasanqua
Sacha wrote:
Bob Hobden6/12/03 5:21 "Sacha" wrote in message In my case, it's jet-propelled. But thank you for all the above. I'll dig around a bit more. My mother, who loves her garden but is not a gardener, cant remember its name so we'll probably have to wait a bit for cuttings, the cuttings to take, and then to flower etc. etc. ;-) C. sasanqua is early, of course but this struck us as both *very* early and generously flowering. I might add I saw two white ones flowering at Kew on Wednesday last. We have a young C. s. Narumi Gata (sp?) and you've reminded me to check on that tomorrow! Thank you. We have a couple of those - also young plants but they didn't look very close to opening when I last looked on Sunday. -- Rod http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/ |
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10-12-2003, 12:12 AM
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Camellia sasanqua
Rod9/12/03 7:58
Sacha wrote: Chris Hogg8/12/03 7:40 On Sun, 07 Dec 2003 18:42:32 +0000, Sacha wrote: Thank you for all this. AND, while we're about it - today, Ray planted a few Camellias which we got from a specialist a year or three ago (we don't make a big thing out of selling Camellias, if only because everyone else does ;-) and he can't remember which they are. The leaves are very interesting. They're serrated, almost like holly leaves and have three 'fingers' at the end. The serration might suggest a C japonica? But the three fingers are something I've never seen before. Does that ring a bell with you? I *think* he got them from the chap who grows Camellias over towards Slapton but I'm not certain about that. The best I can do is c. jap. 'holly bright'. Described as light red semi-double, leaves serrated and holly-like, flower petals creped with serrated edges. The 'three fingers' bit has me puzzled though. Never come across anything like that before. Perhaps they're just exaggerated serrations. Thanks, Chris but these are quite definitely three 'lobes' in the end of each leaf. Ray now tells me that I am wrong and that they came originally from Agatha Christie's garden's nursery, Greenways, so a bit of digging through our old files *might* identify it. I'll post on it again, if we find out more. Forget my previous post it *is* Kingyo-tsubaki - the 'Fish Tail Camellia' Rod Thanks, Rod. The description you give is very apposite - more research tomorrow. ;-) -- Sacha (remove the 'x' to email me) |
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