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By Digger9

Northamptonshire, United Kingdom

I am trying to identify 2 plants. One a shrub with cream flowers with purple buds and an ornamental tree with red flowers, can you help?




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Just want to follow this.

14 Aug, 2011

 

I too!

15 Aug, 2011

 

Having trawled through a couple of books the closest I can find is for the one with red flowers. Could it be an Akebia? My book says its a climbing shrub tho. and it would be nice if the photo showed the leaves so we can see the stalk and leaflets more clearly. Still looking for the other one!

15 Aug, 2011

 

Are these in fact some kind of Abutilons? as No1 reminds me of Abutilon Kentish bell?
No 2 reminds me of Abutilon Megapotamicum?

15 Aug, 2011

 

Oh yes Drc I see what you mean...just looked it up in my RHS book and Kentish Bell seems a good fit for first one.
These plants are new to me, rather nice too.

15 Aug, 2011

 

The main problem in my mind is that Abutilon flowers hang singly or in pairs from the leaf axils, like most mallow family members, not in clusters. Also, the calyces of the first one aren't like Abutilon's, and the second one's sepals aren't fused into a calyx.

16 Aug, 2011

 

I agree Tugb it is the flowers that 'look somewhat like' Abutilon, the leaves in the first picture do they go with the flowers? or are they just over hanging the leaves?

16 Aug, 2011

 

Is Digger testing us to see how clever we are at ID'ing plants!!??

16 Aug, 2011

dgw
Dgw
 

First plant defo Kirengashoma which will just be coming into flower (yellow waxy and bell shaped).Second poss spindleberry (euonymus europeous ?).

16 Aug, 2011

 

Welcome to GOY Dgw, great to have names now, lets hope Digger gets back and confirms them. Do you happen to grow the first one as I think its a great looking plant but I wondered how hardy it was?

17 Aug, 2011

dgw
Dgw
 

Yes ,have had kirengashoma in my garden for 5-6 years .I am just outside Edinburgh and previous 2 winters we have been to minus 20 and outrageous amounts of snow,but the plant re-appears none the worse .I think its a Japanese native.

17 Aug, 2011

 

Thanks DGW

18 Aug, 2011

 

No I'm not testing anyone!
These 2 plants were spotted in a garden near Northampton on an NGS open garden day and I forgot to get the names. My wife likes unusual plants so the hunt is on!

1 Sep, 2011

 

Hooray! Just Googled Kirengashoma and this is the yellow flower we saw and the red one looks like Akebia. Many thanks to all you clever "horty" people

1 Sep, 2011

How do I say thanks?

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