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Post by Plocket on Dec 8, 2006 8:22:58 GMT
I haven't got a fuchsia in my garden!!  |
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Post by oldmoleskins on Dec 8, 2006 9:00:58 GMT
No longer shall the sleek mount of rita go lame - here's the other half... OM. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2006 9:05:38 GMT
How did the "bread and cheese tree" get it's name, and how is it better known?  ping |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2006 9:06:03 GMT
I haven't got a fuchsia in my garden!! Oh that's a shame Plocket  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 8, 2006 9:21:18 GMT
I did have a couple of huge ones - but they took up valuable clematis space!!!!! I might treat myself to a fuchsia suitable for growing in a pot to go in the front garden, when the porch is finished. |
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Post by Rosefriend on Dec 8, 2006 14:01:43 GMT
How did the "bread and cheese tree" get it's name, and how is it better known? I have no idea how it got it's name but at the back of my mind I think it could be the Hawthorn. There is an exotic plant I think that also has the same name. Rosefriend |
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Post by sleepysunday on Dec 8, 2006 14:06:39 GMT
www.gardenguides.com/herbs/hawthorne.htmChewing the hawthorne leaf has been known for centuries as a safe way to give nourishment, revive energy, and a feeling of well-being. That is why it can be used to treat those who have problems with apprehension, insomnia and despondency. Chewing hawthorne leaves takes away that ‘tummy grumble’ when you’re hungry. That is why the hawthorne became known as the ‘bread and cheese’ tree, giving as much sustenance as a plate of bread and cheese.
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Post by Plocket on Dec 8, 2006 14:29:43 GMT
It's also supposed to be very unlucky to kill a Hawthorne
Cute avatar Sleepy - is that Fluffy before he grew up??? ;D
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Post by oldmoleskins on Dec 8, 2006 14:33:22 GMT
ok... rhodos are generally considered to have been sourced from Asia - but which one, now successful and 'naturalised', is a native of Portugal?
OM.
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Post by sleepysunday on Dec 8, 2006 14:34:03 GMT
How did you know?
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Post by Plocket on Dec 8, 2006 14:35:21 GMT
Wild guess!!! ;D You should have entered them in the photo competition ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 8, 2006 19:01:44 GMT
And Plockets suggestion.......  |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 9, 2006 12:34:38 GMT
ok... rhodos are generally considered to have been sourced from Asia - but which one, now successful and 'naturalised', is a native of Portugal? OM. the purple-flowered r.ponticum - blimey, that took some looking-up OM, are you a sadist?! "all trees are just flowering plants with woody stems - elms, for instance, are related to....?" DD. |
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Post by Dutchy on Dec 10, 2006 17:06:30 GMT
Zelkova?
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 17:33:53 GMT
hiya dutchy....no, not zelkova.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 17:40:19 GMT
"all trees are just flowering plants with woody stems - elms, for instance, are related to....?" DD. Roses; strawberries, blackberries and raspberries; apples and pears; plums, peaches and apricots; almonds; rowan and hawthorn; figs; nettles; and hops and cannabis. ;D |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 17:44:43 GMT
the purple-flowered r.ponticum - blimey, that took some looking-up OM, are you a sadist?! "all trees are just flowering plants with woody stems - elms, for instance, are related to....?" DD. roses; strawberries, blackberries and raspberries; apples and pears; plums, peaches and apricots; almonds; rowan and hawthorn; elms; figs; nettles; and hops and cannabis. ;D Ok redimp....reading along your list... so, elms are related to...elms, then? Not quite grasped this quiz lark, have you ;D ;D ;D dd. |
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 17:45:57 GMT
and t'others ;D
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 17:51:40 GMT
Ok, I surrender. Actually, I'm a bit disappointed - with that list it was easier than I intended, my ref book only mentioned nettles! dd. |
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 10, 2006 17:53:37 GMT
Are they really? So how come my HUGE forest of nettles don't succumb to Dutch Elm/nettle disease...? I wish they would....
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Post by Deleted on Dec 10, 2006 20:09:51 GMT
Ah, but if they did, you wouldn't be able to brew the highly nutritious but extremely stinky tea for your plants ;D
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Post by 4pygmies on Dec 10, 2006 21:26:18 GMT
HA! I could make brewery scale stinky tea out of my nettles - I am gardening surrounded by an ever encroaching sea of nettles on three sides......bring on the dutch elm nettle killing disease please...
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2006 7:51:24 GMT
What is this?  |
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Post by sleepysunday on Dec 11, 2006 9:07:09 GMT
It's a ladybird larva Rita. It will grow up to be a ladybird. But even in that form they eat lots of aphids _____________ Oh rats! It was a quiz question. I thought you were genuinely asking!  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 9:23:04 GMT
I think it's an extra from Alien!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2006 10:04:25 GMT
It's a ladybird larva Rita. It will grow up to be a ladybird. But even in that form they eat lots of aphids _____________ Oh rats! It was a quiz question. I thought you were genuinely asking!   |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 12:47:39 GMT
Which queen is thought to have introduced the hollyhock to England?
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Post by Barbara on Dec 11, 2006 13:52:23 GMT
i think it was queen elinor brought us hollyhocks. not sure about the spelling though  |
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Post by Plocket on Dec 11, 2006 13:55:28 GMT
Yep! Eleanor of Castile is thought to have brought Hollyhocks to England!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 11, 2006 19:15:53 GMT
Pertinent to another thread - from where does the Buddleia get its name?
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