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New pot with Itea 'Henry's Garnet'


New pot with Itea 'Henry's Garnet'

The Itea is a summer flowering semi-evergreen shrub, height 3feet, spread 5 feet and it has stunning autumnal colour.



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Do I see a choc Cosmos there ?

7 Jul, 2010

 

Yup Shirley, I got one!

7 Jul, 2010

 

Lost mine over Winter ... my fault as left it in the pot which then froze solid !
It really does smell like a bar of CDM doesn't it ? No chocolate in the house tonight, shame as football on TV again and I could quietly sit here at the desk without OH knowing !

7 Jul, 2010

 

Oooh! we had friends over and they brought me my favourite Green and Blacks!! I'm sending you some now......in spirit! Oh, do you prefer, white, plain or milk?

7 Jul, 2010

 

Plain everytime please, Karen ... lol

7 Jul, 2010

 

Perfect! I'm not that keen on plain! Here it comes...........

7 Jul, 2010

 

I've been viewing photos for nearly 45 minutes, no chocolate at all, and now I've seen a choc. Dahlia, time to log off methinks ! Mmmm, there may be a choc Digestive I could have with a cuppa, not the same though ! Off to put the kettle on next. LOL

7 Jul, 2010

 

:)) Send OH out to the local offy to get you some!

7 Jul, 2010

 

Love choc cosmos....Iv had mine for a few years now..lives in the shed every winter...warmish in there....

7 Jul, 2010

 

lovely plant karen, looks great in that pot :^)

7 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Daylily. I'd never heard of it before. I saw it in the GC and I had been looking for a nice hydrangea for here, but I thought this was nice and I didn't like any of the hydrangeas they had.

8 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Motty, shed or greenhouse overwinter for this as I've never been able to keep one overwinter.

8 Jul, 2010

 

it looks beautiful :^)

8 Jul, 2010

 

thanks daylily!

8 Jul, 2010

 

I saw Itea at an open garden a couple of years ago in full flower and went out that week and bought one LOL, they should be grown more, it looks great in that pot :-)

10 Jul, 2010

 

Thank you. they don't like to be dry, so I put moisture retaining compost in there and will try my best not to neglect the watering!

10 Jul, 2010



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