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Flowering resd currant
I've listened again to GQT having taped it.
Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol |
Flowering resd currant
"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... I've listened again to GQT having taped it. Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol So he didn't mean the flowering currant. Thank you. Mary |
Flowering resd currant
Pam Moore19/2/04 7:46
I've listened again to GQT having taped it. Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol In the books it's listed as Oemleria syn. Osmaronia. It is Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum, Oso berry). A deciduous, upright, then arching shrub that forms dense thickets 8' x 12. Leaves are narrowly oval and dark blue-green. It has nodding clusters of small, fragrant,, bell-shaped, white flowers in early spring, then small plum-shaped, purple fruits. This is according to the RHS Encyclopedia. Burncoose sells them for £9.00 each plus about £9.00 carriage. -- Sacha (remove the weeds to email me) |
Flowering resd currant
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Pam Moore19/2/04 7:46 I've listened again to GQT having taped it. Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol In the books it's listed as Oemleria syn. Osmaronia. It is Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum, Oso berry). A deciduous, upright, then arching shrub that forms dense thickets 8' x 12. Leaves are narrowly oval and dark blue-green. It has nodding clusters of small, fragrant,, bell-shaped, white flowers in early spring, then small plum-shaped, purple fruits. This is according to the RHS Encyclopedia. Burncoose sells them for £9.00 each plus about £9.00 carriage. Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of them down. Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste space on it unless you have space to spare. I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it "dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
Flowering resd currant
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Pam Moore19/2/04 7:46 I've listened again to GQT having taped it. Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol In the books it's listed as Oemleria syn. Osmaronia. It is Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum, Oso berry). A deciduous, upright, then arching shrub that forms dense thickets 8' x 12. Leaves are narrowly oval and dark blue-green. It has nodding clusters of small, fragrant,, bell-shaped, white flowers in early spring, then small plum-shaped, purple fruits. This is according to the RHS Encyclopedia. Burncoose sells them for £9.00 each plus about £9.00 carriage. Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of them down. Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste space on it unless you have space to spare. I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it "dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
Flowering resd currant
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004 11:14:36 +0000, Sacha wrote:
Pam Moore19/2/04 7:46 I've listened again to GQT having taped it. Bob's "Plant of the week" was; Osmaronia aka Nutalia aka oso-berry He says it flowers now, weeks before the ordinary flowering currant. I did a quick Google and found it under Burncoose Nurseries. Pam in Bristol In the books it's listed as Oemleria syn. Osmaronia. It is Oemleria cerasiformis (Indian plum, Oso berry). A deciduous, upright, then arching shrub that forms dense thickets 8' x 12. Leaves are narrowly oval and dark blue-green. It has nodding clusters of small, fragrant,, bell-shaped, white flowers in early spring, then small plum-shaped, purple fruits. This is according to the RHS Encyclopedia. Burncoose sells them for £9.00 each plus about £9.00 carriage. Osmaronia is native here. In fact, the lane leading to my house has some, though fewer since a misguided neighbor cut a lot of them down. Indian plum is pretty much the first shrub to flower in the spring, though Chaenomeles 'Contorta' gives it a run for the money. However, it is not a very distinctive plant. Do not waste space on it unless you have space to spare. I also take issue with the RHS description: the leaves are a rather pale green, at least at the time of emergence. To call it "dark blue-green" is overly creative word-smithing. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada [change "atlantic" to "pacific" and "invalid" to "net" to reply by email] |
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