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Yellow flowered perennial

Last post 08-11-2009 12:08 PM by Silver surfer. 3 replies.

• 07/11/2009 04:12 PM
  paulh Location: croydon Joined on: 07 Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Reply | Contact Can anyone help identify this yelow flowered perennial - main picture shows flowers that have gone over, but they are a bit clearer in the second one.

• 07/11/2009 06:07 PM	In reply to
  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 393	Reply | Contact Welcome paulh. Looks like Phlomis. Possibly Phlomis russeliana. Common name Jerusalem sage.   http://www.robsplants.com/plants/PhlomRusse.php   http://images.google.com/images?q=phlomis%20russeliana&rls=p,com.microsoft:en-gb:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&rlz=1I7SUNA_en-GB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

• 08/11/2009 10:57 AM	In reply to
  paulh Location: croydon Joined on: 07 Nov 2009 Posts: 2	Reply | Contact Thanks - definately looks like it. My mother in law bought it from a country house garden sale and didn't know what it was. We've saved some seed so will have a go at sowing it in the spring.

• 08/11/2009 12:08 PM

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  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 393

  Reply | Contact It should survive the winter OK. It is hardy. It is not an annual bedding plant. It will spread and get larger each year. However, it is rather slow to emerge in the spring so don't panic!  From seed you will also have to be patient! Quote from 1st link.....  "This perennial waited until two years after being grown from seed to flower. The second year it looked nice and lush,"   http://www.nccpg.com/gloucestershire/russelia.html