Hello
I was on a tour of Goddards Garden in York yesterday afternoon with some head gardeners and volunteers and there was a shrub that was puzzling everyone. Given that there were 3 head gardeners that didn't know what it was I'm assuming that it is something unusual.
I wondered if anyone on here might know what it was or what family it is.
Wow love the leaves ... at first I thought it was a Kalmia ... certainly laurel like leaves ... did you notice if they were furry underneath? Wasit in the shade of full sun ??
It was in a shaded spot, but I'm afraid I didn't notice whether the leaves were hairy underneath. I should have given idea of the size of the leaves I guess, they are probably 2-3 inches long and I'd say 4inches as a maximum. Also the flowers reminded me of Hammemelis, but weren't scented.
Hi SweetPea you'll love this ... I wrote and asked them !!!!! :D
The plant is Distylium racemosum. An evergreen shrub from Japan and
Formosa. It belongs to the Witchhazel family.
... well done with the hammemelis! ;)
Flo :)
Thanks Flo, that's great..and even better that I was right about the Hammemelis connection :-)