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Bixy · 17-11-2020, 13:55

Euonymus, possibly fortunei , good as coastal hedge

NcdJd · 17-11-2020, 14:20

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Euonymus, possibly fortunei , good as coastal hedge

Thanks Bixy, knew there was something familiar about the stem I seen before but couldn't make the connection. Spindle tree family.

Thanks again much appreciated.

bungaro79 · 20-11-2020, 17:28

Hi all
Just noticed this in my raspberry plant pot? Is it honey fungus??

**New Home** · 20-11-2020, 22:29

If it is, it's quite old.

**looksee** · 21-11-2020, 17:55

I don't know what they are, but I just rooted a ton of them out of my raised bed, where they were very happy!

Toulouse · 22-11-2020, 11:45

We haven’t gotten around to doing anything with the garden of the house we bought. We have a monster growing at the back wall that I need help to ID.

Thanks in advance

**New Home** · 22-11-2020, 12:45

A picture would help.

Toulouse · 26-11-2020, 08:40

Photos were too large, didn’t realise the post had actually gone through!

First one is the monster, second is some kind of shrub I need help with too.

Bixy · 26-11-2020, 09:02

Echium pinniana - It is a monster - lives for two years, then dies, will grow to about 2 m in its second year - loved by bees but sheds prolific seed so you will be weeding "babies" for a long time. Google and see if you like the look of the plant in its second year - spectacular but a possible nuisance down the line with its offspring! Not native.

Bixy · 26-11-2020, 09:04

Sorry Toulouse - only looked at first picture - second one looks like a rhododendron to me, but others may disagree?

lottpaul · 26-11-2020, 09:05

Echiums are beloved by many and not so popular with others - it is a spectacular plant though. The second one won't enlarge properly for me but looks like a rhodo of some sort.

Toulouse · 26-11-2020, 11:49

Oh wow! That’s amazing, we’re very excited to see what colour it will be!! We’ll be leaving it where it is, no plans to do anything major with the garden for at least another year.

Thank you all!

wildwillow · 26-11-2020, 14:28

There are some echiums growing in the garden in Farmleigh House.

Mostly pale blue but I saw them at the end of the season so they may have been more colourful earlier.

They must reach about 12 feet and are truly spectacular. You need lots of space and you will have to careful not to allow too many seedlings to develop.
Please do post photos when it flowers next year.

Toulouse · 26-11-2020, 21:13

Will do!

No idea where it came from but sure it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened in months

**New Home** · 05-12-2020, 14:56

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17-11-2020, 13:55	#1351
Bixy Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 90 Adverts \| Friends	Euonymus, possibly fortunei , good as coastal hedge

20-11-2020, 22:29	#1354
New Home Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 61,703 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arts & Crafts, Cool Vids & Pics & Links, Nature & Bird Watching, ZTest, TLGH	If it is, it's quite old.

21-11-2020, 17:55	#1355
looksee Moderator Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 20,803 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Accessibility & Mobility & Disability, English, Oulwans 'n' Oulfellas, Terminal Illness, ZTest	I don't know what they are, but I just rooted a ton of them out of my raised bed, where they were very happy!

22-11-2020, 11:45	#1356
Toulouse Registered User Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,207 Adverts \| Friends	We haven’t gotten around to doing anything with the garden of the house we bought. We have a monster growing at the back wall that I need help to ID. Thanks in advance

22-11-2020, 12:45	#1357
New Home Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 61,703 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arts & Crafts, Cool Vids & Pics & Links, Nature & Bird Watching, ZTest, TLGH	A picture would help.

26-11-2020, 09:02	#1359
Bixy Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 90 Adverts \| Friends	Echium pinniana - It is a monster - lives for two years, then dies, will grow to about 2 m in its second year - loved by bees but sheds prolific seed so you will be weeding "babies" for a long time. Google and see if you like the look of the plant in its second year - spectacular but a possible nuisance down the line with its offspring! Not native.

26-11-2020, 09:04	#1360
Bixy Registered User Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 90 Adverts \| Friends	Sorry Toulouse - only looked at first picture - second one looks like a rhododendron to me, but others may disagree?

26-11-2020, 09:05	#1361
lottpaul Registered User Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 1,108 Adverts \| Friends	Echiums are beloved by many and not so popular with others - it is a spectacular plant though. The second one won't enlarge properly for me but looks like a rhodo of some sort.

26-11-2020, 11:49	#1362
Toulouse Registered User Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,207 Adverts \| Friends	Oh wow! That’s amazing, we’re very excited to see what colour it will be!! We’ll be leaving it where it is, no plans to do anything major with the garden for at least another year. Thank you all!

26-11-2020, 14:28	#1363
wildwillow Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 443 Adverts \| Friends	There are some echiums growing in the garden in Farmleigh House. Mostly pale blue but I saw them at the end of the season so they may have been more colourful earlier. They must reach about 12 feet and are truly spectacular. You need lots of space and you will have to careful not to allow too many seedlings to develop. Please do post photos when it flowers next year.

26-11-2020, 21:13	#1364
Toulouse Registered User Join Date: May 1999 Posts: 2,207 Adverts \| Friends	Will do! No idea where it came from but sure it’s the most exciting thing that’s happened in months

05-12-2020, 14:56	#1365
New Home Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 61,703 Adverts \| Friends Mod: Arts & Crafts, Cool Vids & Pics & Links, Nature & Bird Watching, ZTest, TLGH	https://www.uni-leipzig.de/en/newsde...ed-2020-11-26/