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Does anyone know what this is 😌 rescued it last year with lots of TLC

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  • junesarannejunesaranne Posts: 19
    It was a plant I bought 8 or 9 years ago, thought the frost had killed it,  so left it in the large pot behind my shed and last spring I saw new little green shoots so I really had to try and save it, but just look at it now, it's lovely, I just  can't  remember its name 
  • GardenGrower11GardenGrower11 Posts: 312
    Fascinating and impressed to see all the knowledgeable people here trying to work this one out :)

    Never used them myself, but apparently there are now Phone Apps where you can use pictures like this, and the App will identify the plant for you.

  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    @NoraGW?
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    edited July 2018
    Got it!  Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla?  Rare.

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • junesarannejunesaranne Posts: 19
    You are so right Bob, very many thanks, I googled it and it exactly right, I'm sure you have put all our minds at ease o :)
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    It reminded me of loosestrife so used that as a starting point. :)
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • junesarannejunesaranne Posts: 19
    Thank you to ever one who tried hard to name my plant, I really appreciate all your interest and help o:):):)
  • junesarannejunesaranne Posts: 19
    Wow!! I have Loosestrife in bloom now but never made the connection, the yellow flowers are so similar. Hindsight is a wonderful thing :) 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited July 2018
    Well done BobTheGardener...spot on.
    This was really bugging me.
    Might have guessed it was a Dan Hinkley introduction......"Dan Hinkley's collection from China's Emei Shan from whence have come so many exciting plants"

    https://www.google.co.uk/search?rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&biw=1920&bih=947&tbm=isch&sa=1&ei=uN5IW770BobQwAKmiasY&btnG=Search&q=Lysimachia+paridiformis+var.+stenophylla#imgrc=GdDZXc0vqmemxM:

    Interesting plant.
    A new one for me..now will I ever remember that name?
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    edited July 2018
    I think your plant is Lysimachia paridiformis var. stenophylla.
    You beat me to it Bob! I should have looked at the final page before I posted my answer.
    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
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