The trouble is I have no idea what it is. Can anyone identify it? All help gratefully received, or the man at the garden centre is going to have an even lower opinion of me than he already does.
Tuesday 24 August 2010
Identification needed please
As you may recall, my garden is very, very shaded, so when I encountered this 1.5 metre high shrub in the dense woodland at Blickling Hall it occurred to me that it might do rather well in my garden.
The trouble is I have no idea what it is. Can anyone identify it? All help gratefully received, or the man at the garden centre is going to have an even lower opinion of me than he already does.
The trouble is I have no idea what it is. Can anyone identify it? All help gratefully received, or the man at the garden centre is going to have an even lower opinion of me than he already does.
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Hello,
I think it's a Hortensia (I hope that's also the name in Britain).
Hydrangea arborescens looks rather similar.
Looks like a hydrangea to me.
The petals looked too small to be a hydrangea (although I always assumed hydrangeas were red, purple or blue, so maybe I wasn't looking properly).
A quick Google image search shows lots of similar things under "white hortensia" ... which, apparently, is a type of hydrangea.
You people are geniuses -- thanks very much.
Looks more like a viburnum to me. Was it fragrant?
reminds me of some peonies I have seen when they are fully bloomed - although some peonies also look to me like a variation on the standard rose - (actually, I am much much better at categorizing varieties of cocks - LOL)
Not sure that is a hydrangea. It looks more like Viburnum sphaerocephalum to me -- though it's usually taller than that and August might be a little late for it to be still in bloom.
You might also like to investigate the climbing hydrangea, Hydrangea petiolaris, a very nice plant for covering an ugly wall. It clings by itself, like ivy, and has white 'lacecap" flowers around the end of May. Does very well in London and likes shade.
looks a lot like my limelight hydrangea
Lots of lovely tips, thanks very much.
I'm beginning to think there might be a significant market for a gay gardening blog. Who's going to volunteer?
Hydrangia is different colors depending on whether the soil is more or less acid or alkaline.
One of my favorites, Hydrangea arborescens ‘Grandiflora' but her sister is even better, Hydrangea paniculata 'Grandiflora', hunt her down. You will be glad you did!
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