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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,794	Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 13:09:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Mar 7, 2009 13:09:03 GMT Anyone know what this rescue plant might be? It has small leathery leaves, not very thick - supposed to be a small flowering shrub of some sort x Tig
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isabella Head Gardener Posts: 7,522	Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 15:30:33 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by isabella on Mar 7, 2009 15:30:33 GMT It's an Abelia I think - just going to try and find the full name Could be this www.finegardening.com/plantguide/abelia-x-grandiflora-confetti-glossy-abelia.aspx
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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,794	Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 16:20:52 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Mar 7, 2009 16:20:52 GMT Thats quite nice then, pale pink tubular flowers - I can cope with that! Bit bigger than I expected when full grown - it looked so dinky At least I know what conditions it likes now. Thanks Pam
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Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 16:24:24 GMT

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Thats quite nice then, pale pink tubular flowers - I can cope with that! Bit bigger than I expected when full grown - it looked so dinky

At least I know what conditions it likes now.

Thanks Pam

I have a small one in the garden - it grows very slowly - it's very pretty though

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Tig Admin Garden Sage Posts: 42,794	Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 16:26:34 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Tig on Mar 7, 2009 16:26:34 GMT Can you prune it do you know? - only thinking years ahead of course (not bad for 75p ;D)
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isabella Head Gardener Posts: 7,522	Shrub ID Mar 7, 2009 17:46:03 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by isabella on Mar 7, 2009 17:46:03 GMT Snip rather than prune I think That was a real bargain ;D
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Ladygardener Garden Sage Posts: 58,462	Shrub ID Mar 8, 2009 12:07:02 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Ladygardener on Mar 8, 2009 12:07:02 GMT Well done on getting another bargain Tig, I like the look of that one.
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