...and todays identity crisis is...!!!
I have a whole garden to identify... so like I said in the thread title my plants have a major identity crisis...and someone said yesterday propably someone on 'ere will be able to help me..so here goes with the first 3.
Numero Une...
This is growing in front of the house (south facing) and had loads and loads of purple flowers with sort of orange middles...as you can see 'tis leggy and has berries on it at the moment..
What do you think it is???
Should it be pruned...???
Should I try and tie it to the house...???
Is it possible to propagate it for the new garden...???
Thankyou beaucoup for your help...
Number 2
This one had sort pinkish bellish flowers on it sort pink marshmallow coloured...not many though and not for too long...
Same questions really...
What do you think it is..???
Should I prune it..???
Can I propogate it for the new garden...???
etc etc etc
and finally Number Trois...
But what I would like to know is...
Should I prune it again 'tis quite leggy...and by how much...???
Can I propagate it...???
Well that is enough to be going on with...
This is quite a large garden and I divnay have a clue what half the plants are, sooooooo what I thought was I would make a file on the computer with piccies and info etc so I would know what to do and when...
I don't intend sticking around here forever and I thought it might be a nice winter project to have a written record of the garden...Plus I really would like to learn...but as you can see I am totally thick about this flower gardening lark...
Thanks for your time...
Carmic
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Is this number one, Solanum Crispum?
Yes Busy Lizzie I think it is...Wow that was quick...
Should it be pruned...???
Should I try and tie it to the house...???
Is it possible to propagate it for the new garden...???
No. 2 could be a shrubby Lavatera, Like Barnsley or other shades of pink.
This is a lavatera in my garden.
Yes Busy Lizzie...That looks correct also...A Lavatera...
Do you think
Should I prune it..???
Can I propogate it for the new garden...???
Thankyou so so much for your help...
Is your Lavatera flowering now Busy Lizzie...???
No 3 looks like a rose.
I had a solanum, but it died in a hard winter. Can be a bit tender, depends where you live. Prune after flowering, just to keep it tidy. Tie it to the wall to keep it tidy. It's normally a climber that needs attaching so it front of the window is a bit strange! Here is a link about it http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/howtogrow/7846747/How-to-grow-Solanum-crispum-Glasnevin.html
I cut my lavateras to a couple of buds in Spring, then they make fresh new growth and flower better.
I know that Number 3 is a heavenly scented rose (I am not as thick as I am cabbage looking...
)...but again the standard questions
Should I prune it 'tis quite leggy...and by how much...???
Can I propagate it...???
Thanks again
It has a few rain soaked flowers on it now, it's been flowering since August.
...ooops that last reply cross posted and now seems very rude...sorry
Our posts keep crossing!
Rose pruning is a big subject. It will need pruning. I can't tell if it's a climber or a rambler, but if it's a ramber that repeat flowers (most don't) then I prune them like a climber. Here is what the RHS says. Click on this link.
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/AdviceSearch/profile.aspx?PID=189