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KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,824
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Visited EA Bowles garden, Myddleton House, today as it's just up the road.  I saw these and wondered what they are.  The acid yellow one is stunning and would love to have that in my garden.  The second photo was being used as hedging, it had been clipped into a very short, formal hedge.  Could be a good alternative to Box, but I don't know what it is.

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,366

    I think the second is Teucrium chamaedrys, aka wall germander. Often clipped like that. Has nice pink flowers if not.

    Have you any more pics of the first?



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,271

    Could the first be bupleurum, Nut?

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,366

    The leaves are wrong for any bupleurum that I've grown Liriimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,271

    Thanks Nut.  Back to the drawing board...

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,366

    I grew a patrinia once, can't remember which one, it snuffed it. It looked a bit like that.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • lisa masseylisa massey Posts: 252

    Is the first a euphorbia?

     

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,366

    the leaves are wrong for euphorbia lisaimage



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • KeenOnGreenKeenOnGreen Posts: 1,824

    Thanks Nut, yes it is Teucrium, a useful discovery if Blight or the Box caterpillars get to my topiary.  Stupidly I didn't take more photos of the other plant, even though there were hundreds of them in the garden.  Will try to go back and take some, as I love the acid yellow colour and the foliage.

  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,271

    Keen, if you find the name of the acid yellow plant (you could try the gardener, if there's one on duty when you visit) please let us know what it is.  It's bugging me!  image

    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,143

    I'd be interested to know what plant no. 1 is.
    I have vast amount of something similar appearing all over my garden - thousands and thousands keep appearing. Every few days I use the hoe on them.
    I've taken pics of some that are in the 'natural' part of the garden that are about to get a dose of roundup.

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     I'd love to know what they are and where they came from.
    The plant has a huge tap root and unless the whole thing is killed, it just keep on sprouting. Very tricky to get rid of once it gets going.


    Billericay - Essex

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