A lovely shrub fro Winter. I had a Garrya years ago. My daughter, who was about 4 at the time, was so excited because ' Mummy was growing a caterpillar tree! '
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@yorkshirerose Love your daughters observation I hope she was not disappointed when they didn't turn into butterflies.
They are a shrub I have noticed and like, a friend had a huge one in their garden. I might have to see if we could fit one in here just so we can call it the Caterpillar tree
The picture was taken at a local gardens, I fell in love with it. I would like to buy one that’s about 1.5-2mts tall, does anyone know anywhere in UK that sell this size please?
If you do find one, give it a sheltered spot. I lost the one I planted in my Belgian garden to a -15C which was normal for my garden. Being evergreen makes them more susceptible I think.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Thanks Obelixx, I am in south London UK so don’t see temps fall that far. I have a very sheltered spot that I wanted something fabulous for so this will be perfect. I popped into a local tree/shrub nursery today close to home and actually found this shrub there, not as big as I would have liked but £9 for about a metre tall and grown outside seemed to good to pass up. So I fetched it home with me 🤗
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I had a Garrya years ago. My daughter, who was about 4 at the time, was so excited because ' Mummy was growing a caterpillar tree! '
@yorkshirerose Love your daughters observation I hope she was not disappointed when they didn't turn into butterflies.
They are a shrub I have noticed and like, a friend had a huge one in their garden. I might have to see if we could fit one in here just so we can call it the Caterpillar tree
The biggest I can find on line is 1.3m, here:
https://www.paramountplants.co.uk/plant/garrya/garrya-elliptica.html