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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 8:52:49 GMT
Well I have just been to a small Rose Show and was whisked around at double quick time......no doubt to stop me adding to my collection!! I am consoling myself by saying that I didn't want to buy a Rose anyway.... However I managed to get another hardy Fuchsia and this - no label as usual.....can anyone help please? All I know is that the woman said something about it only growing 20 cms and it was called Harlekin - well it is over 20 cms now and I can't find any perennials in Google called Harlekin.  RF |
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Post by piggingardener on Jun 3, 2008 9:02:23 GMT
That is Houttuynia Cordata Variegata. Used as a marginal plant for ponds but will also grow in borders. It will grow in any aspect but likes it damp and will lose the red colour from the leaves in shade. It can be quite vigorous too. Common names are harlequin or orange peel plant. Rub the leaves between your fingers and they will smell of orange peel.
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Post by thecleaninglady on Jun 3, 2008 9:05:31 GMT
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Post by Dutchy on Jun 3, 2008 9:17:45 GMT
Quite vigorous is a mild description also known as understatement of the month  . I was given a piece as big as that and had 3 meters of it the next year. It goes everywhere in my garden and as it is in shade has gone back to green. I do love the white flowers that soon will come again though. So I use a knife to get out the surplus and leave it to its own. But whenever I dig I find the big white vibrous roots. In your garden I would keep it in a pot RF. Or plant up your neighbours already weedy bit ;X |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 9:32:11 GMT
Thanks everyone - what the hell have I done then - knew I should have bought a rose bush - all OH's fault of course!!!
I will keep it in a pot - it is rather pretty and as we don't have any shade in the garden, I am assuming that it will keep its colour.
RF
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Post by Tig on Jun 3, 2008 9:58:14 GMT
Mind where you put the pot RF - it grows out of the bottom and continues to spread it's wings if it can!!
x Tig
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 10:03:12 GMT
I am slowly getting uneasy - perhaps I should palm it off give it away as a present to someone - I am just wondering who I dislike enough - hehehe!!
RF
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Post by andy on Jun 3, 2008 12:20:05 GMT
Keep it in a pot/tub RF to keep it contained. You can split it up at a later date when it outgrows the tub. Or grow it in the pond as a marginal.
Lovely plants but the smell makes me physically sick !!!
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 12:26:07 GMT
Well when Piggin said Orange Peel, I was expecting to smell that but as others have said it is a really odd smell - orangy but like a mouldy orange.....
RF
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Post by Tig on Jun 3, 2008 13:34:49 GMT
Smells like diesel oil according to some  There is also a school of thought that it can trigger migraine, although this could be a myth :/ Now who ya gonna give it too  x Tig |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 13:52:07 GMT
Diesel Oil - well I can see the resemblance or rather smell it. I am thankfully not the migraine type but thanks for letting me know.
As to who to give it to - well, I was wondering about our next door neighbour with the Horse box but knowing my luck it would double back and invade my garden and not his!!!
There is a woman about 6 houses away that always wants freebies - her whole garden is made up of them - I think she is too mean to buy any plants, just cadges them off anyone she can......mmmmhhh certainly worth thinking about......
RF
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Post by Weeterrier on Jun 3, 2008 15:44:14 GMT
I think it smells ghastly, and it would have been the type of strong smell that would have triggered a migraine for me, when I suffered from them. Not like any orange peel I have ever smelled  |
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Post by Rosefriend on Jun 3, 2008 16:31:51 GMT
Oh gawd - I am beginning to wish that I had never seen the damn thing..if only I had bought a lovely rose!!
RF
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There is also a school of thought that it can trigger migraine, although this could be a myth :/
