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Sparkly

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Unknown shrub
« on: July 14, 2009, 20:53:52 »
Can anyone identify this shrub
http://www.flickr.com/photos/dotdash07/3721589510/

edit: link fixed :)
« Last Edit: July 14, 2009, 21:02:19 by Sparkly »

Digeroo

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Re: Unknown shrub
« Reply #1 on: July 14, 2009, 20:58:54 »
I think it is a  Linkiphalia

grannyjanny

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Re: Unknown shrub
« Reply #2 on: July 14, 2009, 21:07:51 »
 ;D ;D ;D

tomatoada

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Re: Unknown shrub
« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2009, 12:46:59 »
It looks a lot like a hebe which I have  but do they grow that big?

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Re: Unknown shrub
« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2009, 14:13:32 »
I have this plant in my front garden. It's a Hebe and it's big...covered in bumble bees  ;D
« Last Edit: July 20, 2009, 14:16:49 by Hector »
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Re: Unknown shrub
« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2009, 17:31:29 »
Yep, I have the same one- given to me as a small cutting about 5 years ago and now it's massive. Mine's covered in bees too. I lop big chunks off it when it gets too big and it always recovers.

 

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