It has those fantastically toothed leaves, which turn a lovely yellow colour in autumn - lots of trees are colouring up early this year because it's been so hot and dry. It has scented flowers too. It's slow-growing, but does eventually get quite large – about 25m, so you might want to assess where it's growing.
Everybody keeps saying it looks like a hydrangea, I´ll end up taking it for granted it is!
The question is: the roots are yellow- don´t all clematis have yellow roots? (At least,my Clematis integrifólia does, and, my hydrangea doesn´t). And how come it sprouted in a pot which was in the fridge for one month?!
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Thanks Nutcutlet and Daniel for the ID of the plant, it has got pretty flowers.
Now is it a plant that can go in part shade or for just sunny areas
Hello Gardengirl. It should be fine in both sun or partial shade, in a well-drained soil.
Daniel
Thanks Daniel for your help - going to put it in part shade near pond area my woodland zone
Please help! I have no idea what this tree is. Have just moved house and this is in the garden!
It's a lime (not citrus)
Hi Jacqui 3.
Calendula's ID is quite right, it is a type of lime, specifically Tilia henryana.
Plant profile of Tilia henryana
It has those fantastically toothed leaves, which turn a lovely yellow colour in autumn - lots of trees are colouring up early this year because it's been so hot and dry. It has scented flowers too. It's slow-growing, but does eventually get quite large – about 25m, so you might want to assess where it's growing.
Catherine Mansley
Acting commissioning editor
Gardeners' World Magazine
Please, I´ve posted this before, but I´m awfully curious.
From a packet of seeds of Clematis mandshurica from T&M sprouted this
plant; I didn´t scarify the other seeds, so they all failed at germination, except for
this. Notice how there are yellow roots growing from a rather raised crown.
Hi DimWit,
It's a little bit tricky to tell from this photo. Do you have any more photos that show the shape of the leaves more clearly?
The opposite leaves suggest it could be a hydrangea. Here are some pictures of hydrangea leaves. Do they look like this?
Catherine Mansley
Acting Commissioning Editor
Gardeners' World Magazine
Thanks, Catherine!
Everybody keeps saying it looks like a hydrangea, I´ll end up taking it for granted it is!
The question is: the roots are yellow- don´t all clematis have yellow roots? (At least,my Clematis integrifólia does, and, my hydrangea doesn´t). And how come it sprouted in a pot which was in the fridge for one month?!
The leaves (so far) are 2" long and 1" wide.
DW, (I can't call you Dimwit
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If you can get a photo of the stems and roots of this it might help Catherine.
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