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Anyone know what it is ?
willie scotland
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I do hope someone can help me out.
Thanks
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willie scotland
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Could be a Phygelius... how about a pic of the leaves/the shape of the plant? Then you will get a better answer and not just a guess like mine
Do hope this helps ?
Thanks Sara, just cant find it in any of the wifes books.
Not an expert at all, but the word croscosmia came into my mind - we used to have something with a flower of similar shape; self-seeded a lot I think ... but I'm remembering a much taller stem: if it is going reach, say, 40cm (ish) it might just be crocosmia.If it is I shall be so chuffed I recognised something.
No idea about the leaves though.
No sorry, not crocosmia - it has sword-like leaves (a bit like a gladioli).
I recognise the plant but it's name escapes me at the moment
Flower looks a bit like a phygelius, but they're much bigger than that aren't they?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry but we have that and the flowers have lots more flower heads.Leaves are also nothing like them.
Sorry.
... I would say that's Phygelius 'African Queen' [Cape fuchsia as already stated by Sara]... perhaps the original plant was dug out, as it often is as it's invasive and spreads by suckering... and these are suckers that have remained and are now growing away.. it's difficult to get rid of completely unless all these suckers are removed......
the leaves of these plants are rounded at the base, as can be seen, but get more elongated as the plants grow....
this plant looks tiny, how big is it willie?
I'll be very surprised if this is phygelius
In the sticks near Peterborough
15 - 18 cm max.