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Help me identify a plant from my childhood..

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  • WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
    Sadly not any of the above, the flowers form a singular flower head very rounded. 

    I’m 36 so this was during the late 80s/early 90s 

    not a hydrangea as I do know those, I’m an artist so I’m quite familiar with most flowers hence why this is very frustrating!
  • rachelQrtJHBjbrachelQrtJHBjb Posts: 819
    paulacastlepersonal said:
    Sadly not any of the above, the flowers form a singular flower head very rounded. 

    I’m 36 so this was during the late 80s/early 90s 

    not a hydrangea as I do know those, I’m an artist so I’m quite familiar with most flowers hence why this is very frustrating!
    can you draw it from recollection and upload your picture?
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    edited March 2021
    With strongly scented blooms? I don't know what it is, but I'd quite like one. :)
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Could it have been a Magnolia?
    East Anglia
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    Couldn't it have been some type of rose, with dark green, glossy leaves and large heads highly scented? There is a huge range of types, head sizes - some can look like peonies.
  • Auntie VAuntie V Posts: 20
    Could it be a lilac, syringa? Long shot, but worth a guess :)
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    A big, round, strong pink, dense, solitary flower, strong fragrance, summer blooming, evergreen looking, on a bush.
  • WildliferWildlifer Posts: 52
    The closest image I’ve found is a ranaculus, but the plant is too small. I remember it being about 1metre tall by 2 metre spread. 
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    Have you looked at paeonies?  Some of the older varieties are beautifully scented, and the height could be right too...
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Based on your descriptions, take a look at Sweet-shrubs. They have big strong leaves. What about Calycanthus Floridus 'Aphrodite'. 
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