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I started a collection of these by accident really. The first one was a gift from my friends husband. It is Crimson ‘n’ Gold. It lives up to its name with lovely red petals surrounding a golden centre. This one is designed to cover a cut out hole in the drive.

Another friend gave me a rooted cutting of the Orange Japanese Quince. It is needing to be trimmed and tied in. I will need to find time to do it.

Next a visit to Glendoick Gardens on one of their then rare opening days sent me in to raptures over Moerlooseii. It is a pretty pink. Their one wason a south facing wall in a walled garden and it covered a10’ x 10’ space in pink blossom.

On a visit to somewhere in the vicinity of the A1 I saw this cream one and had to take it home too. Unfortunately I have mislaid the label so i cannot say exactly what it is. All I know is it is beautiful. I still have it in a pot as I was uncertain if it would thrive in this position but it is doing well so I will need to get it in to the earth.

A visit to Morpeth Garden Centre saw a white one winging its way north with us. This one has reached the top of the pergola and has flowers in among the clematis. I deliberately let it be bare at the bottom because of the planting in front of it.

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these are lovely scotsgran. They evoke a very oriental feel to a garden dont they. I am thinking of getting one too, perhaps two. depending on the space. how much sun do yours get?

10 May, 2010

 

None of them get early morning sun. In fact until the sun goes round in the afternoon none of them get full sun. The red one is on a north facing wall which is quite shady until late afternoon. The orange one is on a west facing wall which is sheltered and under the pergola so no real sun. The pink one is on a south facing wall but in the shade of the house till afternoon. The cream one is open to a horrendous wind, faces west and again sun later in the day. The white one gets most sun being in a south facing garden on a west facing fence on the west side of the pergola. I do not have any in full sun. I find them healthy and easy to grow.

10 May, 2010

 

thats good as the wall will mean they face north and the sun comes up behind them casting the shadow of the wall into the garden. Need to go out shopping. now that is such a shame :o))

10 May, 2010

 

I went shopping in Asda on my way home. I had been at the dentist and then the hairdresser so at least I look presentable again. Asda were selling off neglected Dahlias for 30p which had been £2.00 each. I got 12. I will find a space for them in the greenhouse and they will recover after getting a good drink. Why supermarkets bother selling plants is beyond me when they rarely look after them properly.

10 May, 2010

 

oh forget food I'll be off looking for these lovely shrubs. but i know what you mean about plants that are neglected. it seems to be a common theme on here too.

10 May, 2010

 

They are really lovely,Scotsgran.I had the orange one at our last house,and loved it,but sadly,haven't room for one here :o((

10 May, 2010

 

They are beautiful. I didn't know there were so many different types.

11 May, 2010

 

The cream one is lovely Scotsgran. Only ever seen pinky red colour.

11 May, 2010

 

I am not a lover of white flowers as a rule but I always thought the white was my favourite until saw the cream one. Each year they come out one at a time almost as much as to say "this is my week, appreciate me today" and I do. I love the fact that they all fruit. I will post a recipe for them when I find one. I have made jelly which tasted flowery (rubbish description) using - cover the fruit with water, cook till well softened, strain and add one pint of juice to one pound of sugar. test on a saucer. pot up immediately.

11 May, 2010

 

Hi, these are lovely....could you tell me if you prune them after flowering, as I have had one in the garden for about 3 years now, but it doesnt look as good as yours.

11 May, 2010

 

I prune new growth coming out of its allocated space back to the last pair of leaves before the main stem before the flowers come out. That way I can see the flowers. New growth then happens in the places I want it to grow. It will make lots of new growth over the summer and autumn and then when the buds start showing colour next year I repeat the process. I will try and take full size photos of the plants today and you will see that I am training them to grow up against a wall or fence. The Moerlooseii at Glendoick was superb growing on a south facing wall in a walled garden. I dream of emulating that.

11 May, 2010

 

really nice I would like to get one too or maybe two.

11 May, 2010

 

By keeping mine fairly tight and not allowing any straggly stems I have not had to tie them in they are more or less free standing. The mesh you can see is to aid the climbing roses and clematis to be tied in to or cling on.

12 May, 2010

 

Got here SG...Oh dear I will be getting the white but.. I want the cream one as well. I will see if I can find one!

6 Apr, 2012

 

They are wonderful plants and easy to care for. The cream one is 'Lemon and Lime'. I have not seen it for sale again on my travels. If you use the RHS plant finder they list it in 8 nurseries around the country. I keep all of mine as wall plants but I have seen them as huge shrubs and then they do rival camellias and rhododendrons.

7 Apr, 2012

 

Yes SG, I found the name and used the RHS Plant Finder earlier. I have a fan trained one and one very messy left to do it's own thing kind.

7 Apr, 2012

 

What colours do you have? I noticed recently there are several new ones. In addition to the above I also have a knap hill scarlet somewhere in the garden.

7 Apr, 2012

 

I found some beautiful pink and apricot ones while I was searching. I love the smell of the fruits as well as the look of the flowers. Bee's adore them.

the messy one is the very deep crimson, big fat flowers. the fan trained one was sold as "crimson and Gold" i am not so sure it is though. It is more orange and a much mor delicate flower than the other one.

7 Apr, 2012

 

There is one Knaps Hill Scarlet which I thought I had but I can't see it anywhere. My 'Crimson and Gold' is very red and gold. I fancy one of the apricot ones but it is finding space to put it. When I was out with the grandchildren we visited one of our favourite nurseries 'Rocky Mountain Nursery in Somerset. We bought some violas to fill the blanks in the pots at the front of their house. My grand daughter chose an an Anemone blanda Blue and my g'son a Gerbera Durora (£2.50 and it is reputedly hardy) in bright red. Their plants went in to the pots along with the violas. I got a tiny narcissus and a snowdrop elwessii and a red pulsatilla and I'm struggling to find space for them in my garden. I also got three new euphorbias and two rhododendrons. My eyes and purse are bigger than the garden according to my OH but I will just need to pinch another bit of lawn that he is not too keen on anyway. You should try the jelly recipe given above even if you only have a few fruits because it tastes equally good as a topping on ice cream, cheesecake or with ham.

8 Apr, 2012

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