Mistaken Identity

Good grief! I'm so glad I'm not the only one who gets silly mistakes. Mind you, at least yours was a lovely mistake, even if it didn't complete your carefully planned bed as planned! All three of them are quite beautiful aren't they. I only wish Deutzia had scent....do any of these...I've never seen one that does.

isnt that annoying when labels get mixed up. I am always amazed at how careless people are when looking at plants.

I regularly sell plants and the number of plants that get there tops snapped off too is horrifying. I remonstrated with a lady at my last plant sale. she snapped the bud off a poppy by being careless then deselected it for another one with a bud. She offered me £1 less for the broken one. 'After all it wont have flowers now this year'. I responded in the negative to her offer. She didnt buy in the end and to be honest I was glad.

So glad you got the one you wanted Spritz. A lovely selection of Deutzia plants now.
sent you a pm by the way :o)

Third time lucky then. I loved them all by the way.

Karensusan's right about them being beautiful mistakes! But I know from experience how disappointing it can be when plants don't turn out to be what you expected, especially when they're bulbs, and you don't know they're wrong for months! But your plants are beautiful, and I'm sure you can find a wee place to squeeze them in!

I admire your perseverence Spritz, they are all lovely, pleased you did get the right one in the end....

ive just bought strawberry feilds too,it has not flowered so I will wait and see if I get a surprise too,im not bothered realy i like surprises,in fact i like the white its very pretty

Well, your collection of Deutzia has certainly increased! I love the Deutzia Scabra 'Rosea Plena" so pretty.

pweeeeeeeeee wot a jorney lol , but all pretty arnt they !!! glad you got one in the end ..............

Oh, so am I! I'd loved it since last summer! :-))

I do like the others, but it wasn't easy squeezing them in...shoehorn again! lol.

All's well that ends well, pleased you got your hearts desire in the end, but I have to say they all look equally beautiful;0)

Yes, they are ALL pretty . . . there's another for the wish list . . . thanks Spritz . . . bet you're glad you made such an effort!

Wow Barbara, you don't give up do you but what a beautiful (if frustrating) journey you had. I'm glad you finally got the right one but your 'mistakes' are very pretty too. Lovely pics as usual.
I hope all went well at your Open Garden today without too many of those heavy showers we had here.

Oh Lily - we had three hours unremitting rain from 5 - 8 a.m. It still looked menacing, too - so OH went off and bought a cheapie gazebo from Argos to keep the plant sellers dry. We already have a large parasol for the ticket person. We were also short of helpers for various (good) reasons, so we rang our new ACO, who was only too pleased to help, and 'manned' the gate for us!

Lots of nice people, including Flori and her OH, and Micky45! What lovely surprises to see them. :-)))

Flori was of course interested in the Deutzia saga, having been a part of it, and she's seen them now in situ.

I'm glad I persevered - 'Strawberry Fields' is looking lovely. :-)) I do like the others, but 'SF' is my favourite.

You got it in the end though Spritz and that's what counts!

Pleased you got the right plant in the end, I really do like them all though, hope all went well on your open day, we had hoped to visit my sister and then come on to you but, she took herself off on holiday for a fortnight, some people!! we will get there sooner or later.

Hi Spritz \0/ There you all go again..having lovely times behind my back :-( Had to laugh though, all that palaver! My strawbery fields is about 4' 6" high....at the front.... behind which are the lovely flowers. these renegade front branches have just shot up and are sappy. Now what should I do? I was tempted to cut them off so i could see the flowers which are on low branches behind them. Will they bare flowers next year do you think? if so I'll leave them. Love your rosea plena by the way and I'm sure your all white bed will look marvellous:-))

Oh, Dd. What can I say? It would have been lovely to have you here. Another time? Just let me know if you come up this way. :-)) Private tours CAN be arranged! lol.

\0/ Ba - well, in a way it's funny. It all ended well, anyway. :-)) As I am a new 'SF' owner, I can't honestly say - but the rule of thumb for shrubs that flower now, like Philadephus, is to prune after they've flowered - and yes, I think you're right about the new growth having the flowers next year.

Guess what - all the petals got knocked off the white oriental poppies in that 'white' bed. Hmmph! Rain!! :-((

Oh booo - those white poppies were GORGEOUS!

Shame, wasn't it. At least 'you' saw them. :-) I haven't been able to dead-head them yet - it's been a very wet day.

Lucky me! :)

:-))

Crikey what a palaver, I bought Strawberry Fields a couple of weeks ago at my local garden centre to fill a gap where a hebe had died,just spotted it and had to have it,mine was in flower though, its a beauty such huge flowers, love it.

Just rubbing it in:-))

Great story Barbara, luckily with a happy ending. Strawberry Fields is beautiful.

It certainly is! I'd had it at the top of my 'wish list' since I saw it last year.

Simbad - that was the way to do it, buying it in flower instead of travelling round the County! lol. The GC where I finally bought it didn't have it previously - they'd obviously re-stocked.

Its so disappointing when that happens, you spend all that time and effort finding the right plant for your scheme only to find out that when it flowers its the wrong colour although I have to say the white does look pretty! Glad you got the one you wanted in the end! :-)

How interesting. Deutzia. Must explore. btw, love the fox gloves. Am about to sow some fg seeds in the hope of being able to bring on some plants for the shady border. Hope they eventually look as good as yours!

Thank you both - it was lovely to be able to plant the one I really wanted in the end.

Kowhai, I sowed some a few weeks ago, and pricked them out only yesterday. They germinated really fast and well. Good luck with yours! :-)

It Deutzya good to get what you fancy in the end Spritz!

Groan:-)

Double groan! ;-D)

I've just bought 'Strawberry Fields' and have yet to decide where to plant it - either along the straight new border next to the fence, or in one of the very small borders at the top of a bank. From what I've read, it doesn't seem too fussy.
Actually, I also think the white Deutzia that was a mistake looks splendid! I've just obtained 'Pride of Rochester'. Hope it looks as good as your Deutzia 'Pulchra'.