Really hope the community can help with these - I've got 3 friends who are professional gardeners and a plantaholic mother-in-law who are all at a loss!
2nd one has bamboo like qualities, in that stems are hollow - but is deciduous and all the stems meet at the bottom, and it doesn't seem to spread.
Not sure of 1 but 2 is a Leycesteria unless I'm very much mistaken. I have several in my garden. They are great for filling a border quickly and will reach 6 ft in a season (virtually max height). The flowers are unusual pendant purple and white lantern like affairs. You can cut them back hard after flowering and they'll come back again next year. They do self propagate though the small 'seedlings' are easy to spot and easily removed. A great 'architectural' plant that's a bit unusual.
He calls her the chocolate girl Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her She knows she's the chocolate girl Cause she's broken up and swallowed And wrapped in bits of silver
I have one of these but I may have got the name mixed up.
He calls her the chocolate girl Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her She knows she's the chocolate girl Cause she's broken up and swallowed And wrapped in bits of silver
He calls her the chocolate girl Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her She knows she's the chocolate girl Cause she's broken up and swallowed And wrapped in bits of silver
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Really hope the community can help with these - I've got 3 friends who are professional gardeners and a plantaholic mother-in-law who are all at a loss!
2nd one has bamboo like qualities, in that stems are hollow - but is deciduous and all the stems meet at the bottom, and it doesn't seem to spread.
Not sure of 1 but 2 is a Leycesteria unless I'm very much mistaken. I have several in my garden. They are great for filling a border quickly and will reach 6 ft in a season (virtually max height). The flowers are unusual pendant purple and white lantern like affairs. You can cut them back hard after flowering and they'll come back again next year. They do self propagate though the small 'seedlings' are easy to spot and easily removed. A great 'architectural' plant that's a bit unusual.
Leycesteria looks like winner! - thanks.
1 is sorbusaria
Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
Are you sure punkdoc?
When I google sorbusaria (or sorbus aria) - I dont see anything that looks like No.1 - please can you post a link to the plant you mean?
thanks
I have one of these but I may have got the name mixed up.
Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
1. Sorbaria sorbifolia Sem.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=sorbaria+sorbifolia+sem&hl=en&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=u_-TUc-tAoGY1AXzh4HADw&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1920&bih=967
2. Leycesteria formosa.
http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Leycesteria+formosa.&rls=com.microsoft:en-US&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=PACUUeu_Eu6z0QX4n4GICw&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1236&bih=540
thats the one I meant
Cause he thinks she melts when he touches her
She knows she's the chocolate girl
Cause she's broken up and swallowed
And wrapped in bits of silver
Aha - thats the one Silver Surfer thanks. Very close Punkdoc - thanks to you too.
Appreciate everyones help identifying these 2 - many thanks.