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Can anyone tell me the name of this flowering creeper?



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Tropaeolum speciosum of flame creeper.

22 Aug, 2010

 

Yup SBG is correct :-)

22 Aug, 2010

 

Thanks very much both of you.

22 Aug, 2010

 

And it looks to be pretty well established, Peonyrose.

22 Aug, 2010

 

It's not in my garden - I saw it in 'The Heather Nursery' in Dalnain Bridge last week but I think it must have grown over it's name tag! I had a good look round the sales benches but they only sell heathers.

22 Aug, 2010

 

All of which they now buy in Peonyrose...

23 Aug, 2010

 

It is sometimes available from garden centers but be aware that it can be invasive.

23 Aug, 2010

 

If it likes your garden it will grow like a weed. If it doesn't it wont grow no matter what you do. Friends in Aberdeen have it rampaging over their conifers... it must be half way to Stonehaven by now :-)

23 Aug, 2010

 

As MG says, in some gardens it just won't! I'm trying hard, and I had some flowers this year, but invasive? Nope.

23 Aug, 2010

 

Same in some of the beds at work, its rampaging through them also, yet as Sbg says, some people have great trouble getting it to grow. I know someone who hasn't got a clue about gardening and they planted it in heavy clay soil....thrives!!! People who try to plant it in organically rich soil in shade under shrubs etc, cannot get it it grow.

23 Aug, 2010

 

It's obviously fussy about who it associates with! LOL.

23 Aug, 2010

 

Maybe it should be renamed 'The Contrary Creeper'! :-)

24 Aug, 2010

 

LOL. Good name!

24 Aug, 2010

 

I like that!

24 Aug, 2010

 

:-)

25 Aug, 2010

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