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Post by owdboggy on Jul 7, 2008 19:43:12 GMT
Anyone recognise this? Not a rose as it has no thorns and the leaves are lanceolate and single.  TIA! |
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Post by Weeterrier on Jul 7, 2008 22:30:17 GMT
Sorry Owdboggy, I don't know it. It is bonny though, isn't it?
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Post by Tig on Jul 7, 2008 22:32:33 GMT
Is it scented OB? How big are the blooms? (hard to tell from the photo  |
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Post by Jonah on Jul 7, 2008 23:28:34 GMT
Could it be a Philadelphus of some sort?
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Post by Jonah on Jul 7, 2008 23:38:09 GMT
Just incase you thought I'd lost the plot [ok, I didn't see the 'climber' bit!  ], I've since googled, and there appears a Philadelphus mexicanus that some describe as a climber. So I don't look completely stupid! ;D |
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Post by nightowl on Jul 8, 2008 7:49:32 GMT
It looks like it's making fruits OB, could it be a type of Chaenomeles (Japanese Quince)?  |
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Post by owdboggy on Jul 8, 2008 9:24:50 GMT
Been told it is most likely to be Carpenteria californica, In which case it is too tender for us. Sad! Ta anyway.
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Post by Chuckles on Jul 8, 2008 9:51:33 GMT
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Post by owdboggy on Jul 8, 2008 11:37:43 GMT
Since we cannot keep Hydrangea macrophylla (hortensisas), Dahlias and almost anything which says 'needs shelter' on the label, alive, it would be difficult to find a spot for it. We actually only have one South facing wall and that is full. Annoying at times though. I can say that if a plant survives here then it is HARDY. We are probably almost due west of you Chuckles.
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], I've since googled, and there appears a Philadelphus mexicanus that some describe as a climber. So I don't look completely stupid! ;D
OB it's lovely. Not sure where you are but it may be worth trying to protect it. I just love fragrant shrubs and plants and after reading the write up on the 2 links below it really makes you want one. Crocus describe training it into a fan shape, I could just imagine it fanned up against a wall 