I DON'T KNOW......DO YOU???

This is a plant I bought at Shiney's Open Day but I've no idea what it is. But now the flowers are showing some one might be able to ID it.

 

I don't think so, Sheal. The leaves are very like Kerria Japonica [which it is not] but it's only at 16" high, with those small hooded flowers.

 

It's looking something like that, noisette

 

I had no idea what it was when I bought it but it was a day to enjoy everything so I just went with the flow I'll do a bit of research and see what it likes and where it likes, thanks for the ID, noisette.

 

To be honest M, I never thought it was. I have had a Kerria Japonica in the garden for years and they can get to 12' or more high with those bright yellow double flowers.

 

I found the scent of the leaves reminding me of Eucalyptus, Madahhlia

 

No, I don't think so, GA The stem is stiff and yellow green, and the leaves are almost identical to Kerria although smaller.

 

Yes, it appears to be cedronella but it wasn't grown by Mrs Shiney. So it must have been brought along, by one of our visitors, to be sold for the charity. A large proportion of the plants brought from outside were brought by GC members (they filled a 6ft long table ) so maybe it was brought by one of them.

People quite often grow them for their pleasant scent . If you brush against the leaves they usually have a stronger scent than the flowers. Some cats like the smell as well

It's not hardy but will survive in a greenhouse. It seeds easily but propagates much quicker from basal cuttings.