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Old Chinese Proverb:- She who does not dig will find buttercup creeping through the grass

Well, finally the mystery has been solved. A big thanks to you all. I've been able find some specific care info so it's really helped

Welcome Janie. It's a fun and informative forum. Enjoy!

No Worries Loli some rose scents are easier to remember than names

well waddayaknow Unwins replied with the mix: Achillea Cerise Queen Agastache Foeniculum Catananche Blue Centranthus Red Delphinium Pacific Giant Mix Lupin Russell Mixed Lychnis Chalcedonica Pyrethrum Robinson Mixed Verbascum Phoeniceum The mix will vary from time to time depending on...

I think you could well be right ! Thanks folks !

Thanks everyone x

Lovely thing, Tyke, I'd like one of those. Wonder how true they come from seed? I love the way all those square stem things root up so easily.

There are way too many varieties of Rhododendron/Azaleas to try and hazard a guess. Even if you provided a photo of the flowers it would be hard to do. Just post pics for us to enjoy when she comes into bloom again

Taste is a bit insipid though.

welcome to Gardeners Corner Red Richardson, Please try and load a picture. Will this help?Jenny namaste

Those stems would make a nice frame for a largish planter. Hooped over in a criss cross pattern so that a soft stemmed plant would have support. Its just what I am looking out for ,so, a Winter Wood walk is where I must look. Thanks for that Acather Jenny

Yeah. looks great. Collect the seed, it grows really easily from seed being native.

Yep, looks like that is what it was. Thanks once again to everyone who's answered

hmm, dunno without going downstairs and getting my ID books, BUT I wouldnt eat any of them!

I stand corrected Bilbo, (and Trunky), it does look like R. frangula. Not a shrub I know.

Heres the type we get in our backgarden,this pics from 2010(which i got I.D on here) but i seen them again last month

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Thanks again. I have seen these in people's gardens in the past but hadn't taken that much notice, obviously.

If it flowers later than June then it will fall into pruning group 2 or 3. Have a look here for pruning advice. If it's not been pruned then that's probably why it's only flowering further up the plant As to the variety, could be The President if, as you said, it's more purple. The...