Author Topic: Naming help, please? (Read 6509 times)

tim · « **on:** September 14, 2008, 11:50:31 »

1. The Florist's standby greenery?

2. A treelike Thing which has appeared in the border?

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2008, 12:16:58 »

1_ pittosporum tenuifolium

2no idea. Looks like lemon verbena, but you'd have noticed the smell!

tim · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2008, 18:00:52 »

No1 - of COURSE!!

No2 - yes, very alike but, as you say, no smell. And the leaves are alternate.

sarah · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2008, 18:15:25 »

could the second be a buddlea ? (never can spell it)

valmarg · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2008, 21:10:25 »

Re plant 2, is it the green plant or the silver plant you are asking about? Not that I've much idea about either. :-[

valmarg

kenkew · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2008, 21:22:18 »

Don't know it off hand and it's not in my 'Little books' an' my neighbour's got my 'Big Book of Everything' an' it's after 10PM and he has a big dog so I'm not going round there tonight.
(Might have a go at it tomorrow)

lavenderlux · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2008, 21:30:02 »

I think the green plant in the second picture could be a 'willow' and if you have mature willow trees in your neighbourhood, it could be a self sown seedling, as willows seeds blow everywhere.

gardenqueen · « **Reply #7 on:** September 14, 2008, 23:22:45 »

2) definately a buddlea seedling

tim · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2008, 08:17:32 »

Good tries - & thanks!

But.......here it is with Buddleia & Willow.

Valmarg - the green one.

gardenqueen · « **Reply #9 on:** September 15, 2008, 19:40:28 »

Having looked up various varieties of buddlea in my RHS book, if it's not Lemon Verbena, it could possibly be the white flowered variety of buddlea, called Peace!

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #10 on:** September 15, 2008, 19:58:57 »

there's no alternative -

Woodman, spare that shrub! touch not a single bough....til we can see some flowers

tim · « **Reply #11 on:** September 15, 2008, 20:03:53 »

Bit young for flowers yet, but I'll watch out!

dtw · « **Reply #12 on:** September 15, 2008, 20:08:16 »

Could it be a pomegranate from a discarded seed?

tim · « **Reply #13 on:** September 16, 2008, 11:37:28 »

Watch this space!!

gardenqueen · « **Reply #14 on:** September 16, 2008, 12:08:34 »

Don't think I can wait till spring, Tim! grrr The suspenses is killing me! lol If you would care to send me a piece I could take it to my local horticultural college 1/2 mile down the road from me. Only a thought! lol

calendula · « **Reply #15 on:** September 16, 2008, 16:30:11 »

I thought it was rose bay willow herb :-\

saddad · « **Reply #16 on:** September 16, 2008, 18:03:54 »

It doesn't look like my dwarf pomegranate... any nasty sharp terminals or spurs?
:-\

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #17 on:** September 16, 2008, 18:10:57 »

it does look like a willow, and it does look a little like Rosebay Willowherb. Who fancies doing some reverse engineering and looking up all the salicifoliums?
Something for the winter evenings :D

gardenqueen · « **Reply #18 on:** September 16, 2008, 18:23:22 »

I think you have just volunteered! ::)

Barnowl · « **Reply #19 on:** September 16, 2008, 18:25:29 »

Quote from: calendula on September 16, 2008, 16:30:11

I thought it was rose bay willow herb :-\

So did I - very invasive

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