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Help in identifying plants please ?
Hi,
I have a conifer like shrub in my garden - approx 5-6 feet in height. It has flat leaves, and the shrub looks a bit like a fan. Could someone tell me which one this is ? There a picture available at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_fir1.jpg . I've looked in the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening (its the only gardening book I've got !) and on the rhs web site too. It seems to resemble something called 'nana aurea' (http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselect...?plantid=42685). Would this be correct ? I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg ..Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? Cheers, Prakash. |
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On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:26:54 -0000, "Prakash"
wrote: Hi, I have a conifer like shrub in my garden - approx 5-6 feet in height. It has flat leaves, and the shrub looks a bit like a fan. Could someone tell me which one this is ? There a picture available at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_fir1.jpg . I've looked in the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening (its the only gardening book I've got !) and on the rhs web site too. It seems to resemble something called 'nana aurea' (http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselect...?plantid=42685). Would this be correct ? I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg .Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? Cheers, Prakash. The shrub may be a Cotoneaster. |
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Prakash writes Hi, I have a conifer like shrub in my garden - approx 5-6 feet in height. It has flat leaves, and the shrub looks a bit like a fan. Could someone tell me which one this is ? There a picture available at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_fir1.jpg . I've looked in the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening (its the only gardening book I've got !) and on the rhs web site too. It seems to resemble something called 'nana aurea' (http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselect...?plantid=42685). Would this be correct ? It belongs to Cupressaceae. My guess would be Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson Cypress). The shape of the cones differs between Chamaecyparis and Thuja, in the former they're "berry-sized" and globular; in the latter they're elongated. You can usually run your hands over the foliage of a Thuja and use the scent to identify the species; Thuja orientalis is the exception. I'd need a field guide to separate the Chamaecyparis species. I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg .Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. I think this is a plant which one frequently sees in retail park plantings. It's not one I'm familiar with, but I think it's a species of privet (note the purplish berry in the bottom right corner). Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? There's not much point having a picture larger than people's monitors. Cheers, Prakash. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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The conifer is almost certainly a form of Chamaecyparis, but it could
as easily be a variety or seedling form of lawsoniana as it could be a hybrid since the species is so 'free' in that direction and seeds itself about with great enthusiasm. The shrub is Lonicera pileata - a spreading, evergreen bush-honeysuckle with insignificant flowers, widely used for low hedging up to 1 metre high. Its tendency to 'lounge-about' when unpruned also makes it a useful shrub for groundcover. It was very widely planted in large scale amenity projects during the '60's through to the late '80's and was quite frequently offered in garden centres. Since then it appears to have fallen out of favour in some parts of the country. Very easy to grow, tolerant of exposure to salt winds and pollution. Otherwise a bit of a 'ho-hum' plant. Dave Poole Torquay, Coastal South Devon UK Winter min -2°C. Summer max 34°C. Growing season: March - November |
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In article ,
Prakash writes I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg .Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. Could be quite a few things - wait till it flowers for a good identification. My best guess atm is one of the evergreen honeysuckles - Lonicera, not sure which one. Lonicera pileata? If I'm right, you'd expect very small tubular flowers on the underside of the branches in spring. Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? OK for me, but I'm broadband. You're doing the right thing in putting them on a website, and all your urls so far have been spot on - straight to the picture and no 'Error 404' -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In article , Stewart Robert Hinsley
writes In article , Prakash writes I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg .Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. I think this is a plant which one frequently sees in retail park plantings. It's not one I'm familiar with, but I think it's a species of privet (note the purplish berry in the bottom right corner). Thanks for spotting that! Purple berry is OK for Lonicera pileata, and it has become popular recently in municipal plantings. Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? There's not much point having a picture larger than people's monitors. Is that a software thing? It was OK on my monitor, and didn't get too large till I zoomed in to try to find your purple berry. -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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In article , Dave Poole
writes The shrub is Lonicera pileata - a spreading, evergreen bush-honeysuckle with insignificant flowers, widely used for low hedging up to 1 metre high. Its tendency to 'lounge-about' when unpruned also makes it a useful shrub for groundcover. It was very widely planted in large scale amenity projects during the '60's through to the late '80's and was quite frequently offered in garden centres. Since then it appears to have fallen out of favour in some parts of the country. Very easy to grow, tolerant of exposure to salt winds and pollution. Otherwise a bit of a 'ho-hum' plant. Yes indeed! I'm getting rid of mine! -- Kay "Do not insult the crocodile until you have crossed the river" |
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Thanks everyone. I checked up cotonester and Lonicera pileata on rhs and
its a close match to the lonicera. So I guess it is going to come out of the middle of the garden and move near the hedging on the boundary. Is it a good time to take a cutting now and move indoors so I can relocate them in the spring ? re the conifer, it looks like the pictures of Chamaecyparis that I could find. It sounds like a good thing to keep, so is it better to leave it where it is ? i.e right in the middle of a clump of ash trees, or should I try to dig it up and relocate to a spot with a bit more space ? And if it will survive a relocation, whens the best time to move it ? Cheers, Prakash. "Prakash" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a conifer like shrub in my garden - approx 5-6 feet in height. It has flat leaves, and the shrub looks a bit like a fan. Could someone tell me which one this is ? There a picture available at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_fir1.jpg . I've looked in the RHS Encyclopedia of Gardening (its the only gardening book I've got !) and on the rhs web site too. It seems to resemble something called 'nana aurea' (http://www.rhs.org.uk/rhsplantselect...?plantid=42685). Would this be correct ? I also have another shrub, and I cannot find this in the RHS book or the site. There a picture at www.pgnet.plus.com/gardening/unknown_shrub1.jpg .Could you please also tell me what this is - I'm clearing out an overgrown garden and dont want to lose any shrubs etc simply because of my ignorance of gardening. Also ( I'm new to this news group), are the file sizes of the pictures ok, or do I need to have them in a lower resolution so the files are smaller ? Cheers, Prakash. |
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In article , Kay
writes There's not much point having a picture larger than people's monitors. Is that a software thing? It was OK on my monitor, and didn't get too large till I zoomed in to try to find your purple berry. IE6 (perhaps others) reduces images to fit the screen. I was using a different browser. The actual images were about 5M pixels; the largest monitors reach 2M pixels, and 1M pixel is more normal. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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In article , Kay
writes I think this is a plant which one frequently sees in retail park plantings. It's not one I'm familiar with, but I think it's a species of privet (note the purplish berry in the bottom right corner). Thanks for spotting that! Purple berry is OK for Lonicera pileata, and it has become popular recently in municipal plantings. That's what I was thinking off - I was misrembering privet for privet honeysuckle. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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