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What are these plants please?

thecatsmotherthecatsmother Posts: 139
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OK I went round the upper bit of our new garden and took some photos. Some of the plants (which are mostly hedging round the edges) have already been cut back by thecatsfather as they were really very overgrown, so if you think it's something but would, f.r exampl, expect to see flowers or something, still say what you think it is as the flowers may well have been cut off a couple of weeks ago image

OK here we go!

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,984

    I would make a guess at :

    1 Pyracantha - has it got sharp thorns? Will have berries later.

    2 Escallonia, pink ones too.

    3 Seems to have leaves like previous ? white escallonia

    4 ?

    5 Hebe, but not sure which, how big is the plant?

    6 Has a flower like comfrey, not sure about leaves, what is it, a shrub or soft and leafy? Tall or short?

    7 Kolkwitzia

    8 Something in the pea family.

    Try looking them up on Google. You don't say how big they are or what sort of habit or whether they are woody etc. But I hope I've helped with some.

     

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • RosewithoutthornsRosewithoutthorns Posts: 23

    is 8 a vetch?

  • RosewithoutthornsRosewithoutthorns Posts: 23

    is 6 a snowberry?

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,110

    Could 6 be a lacecap hydrangea?


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    Busy seems right with most but reckon 6 is snowberry too. You may decide to pull it out as it sends suckers up all over the place!

    4 Skimmia.

    Know the last one but can I for the life of me remember the name?!!! image Have a feeling it sounds quite exotic. Will probably remember at 2 in the morning.

  • thecatsmotherthecatsmother Posts: 139

    Thanks everyone! Too dark to go and double check things now but I am hoping to find a message time-stamped 2am when I get up, addict image

  • waterbuttswaterbutts Posts: 1,239

    Is 8 a goat's rue (Galega)? Maybe not.

  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 23,984

    Looked up snowberry and I agree. When I was a child there was one by the church and my brother, sister and I used to play marbles with the berries. Now I see that it is poisonous and a skin irritant! Didn't affect us. I've never know what it was - after 40 years of gardening!

    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • addictaddict Posts: 659

    INDIGOFERA!!!! image and its only just gone 11pm lol. Brownie point TCM?

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/418.shtml

    Busy we used to throw them all over the road and then run around treading on them cos they made a really good popping noise...completely unaware of the traffic btw.

  • Silly ChillieSilly Chillie Posts: 8

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    Can any one tell me what plant this is?  Thanks in advanced

     

     

     

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