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Old 27-06-2010, 08:24 PM
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I have a range of plants in my raised beds, which were there when we bought the house.

Does anyone know what these are:

This has leaves that look very much like sage and are soft, almost furry, to the touch. They do not smell of sage but do have a smell. It is quite woody and has delicate pink flowers (close up below):





This is some kind of climbing shrub that is predominately in shade. Small dark green, quite shiney leaves. I can not find any buds for flowers.



This is near the climber shown above:



This I really like. It has these nice green leaves and then come autumn they turn a wonderful array of reds, browns and oranges. The berries turn matte black (and you can hear seeds in them). the leaves do not drop off:

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Hi Hollie. The first plant looks like what we call "rose of sharon" over here. If memory serves me it's in the hardy hibiscus family. I know from the veggies that we have different names for things so it may be called something else in the U.K. I know I've seen the second plant but I'm having a brain cramp right now and can't for the life of me remember the name.
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Old 06-07-2010, 04:07 PM
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Hi Hollie,

The first plant is a Cistus, either C.albidus or it's hybrid C. x pulverulentus.

The second looks like a Jasminum nudiflorum, although I can't be 100% sure from the pic...

The third is a Hypericum androsaemum (AKA Tutsan)
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