can you identify?

Last post 25-08-2012 2:33 PM by Bubbles. 3 replies.

• 23/08/2012 10:54 PM
  Bubbles Location: Edinburgh Joined on: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 7	Reply | Contact http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8291/7847011676_97976b5973.jpg I hope this works, I'm a newbie here and have been trying for ages to upload some photos but no luck so far and I'm pretty IT literate!! I'd love to know what this is and what to do to take care of it? Thanks v much!!

• 23/08/2012 11:06 PM

  In reply to

  Silver surfer Location: South Wales. U.K. Joined on: 09 Jun 2008 Posts: 1,419

  Reply | Contact Welcome Bubbles. Looks like Callicarpa. Probably Callicarpa bodinieri var giraldii Profusion. It should have gorgeous purple berries soon. More info here... http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardens/Wisley/About-Wisley/Plant-of-the-month/October/Callicarpa-bodinieri-var--giraldii-Profusion http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=Callicarpa+bodinieri+var+giraldii+Profusion.&btnK=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=Hao2UKLANYKf0QWLs4GAAw&biw=1536&bih=776&sei=IKo2UKmOOoGr0QXq4YDYAg You have my sympathy re adding pics!

• 25/08/2012 02:14 PM

  In reply to

  Bubbles Location: Edinburgh Joined on: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 7

  Reply | Contact http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8285/7847048452_f686e4958b_m.jpg Ah, thanks silver surfer for quick reply - thats really helpful. It did have gorgeous purple berries last winter so will have a look and see how to take care of it. A bit of background to me. I had the garden made over by a gardener a couple of years ago and, with one thing and another, have just started to get really keen on it. I've, er, moved one or two things around but to my surprise its all going quite well! However I need to identify some plants as not sure what to do with them next. Here's the next one.. Thanks again

• 25/08/2012 02:33 PM

  In reply to

  Bubbles Location: Edinburgh Joined on: 23 Aug 2012 Posts: 7

  Reply | Contact http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8424/7856795226_dfb50f68f9.jpg And another one.. This plant has grown long stems, with just leaves, that are now lying on the decking. The decking wasnt there when it was planted but I'm not sure if the plant should be supported against the fence. I feel it probably should be! As you can see the begonias are starting to get mixed up with it! Million thanks..