[arugula]

Well, for those of you who remember my previous stories of the rescue plants,  the last polytunnel at the old site came down this morning in preparation of being sited at the community garden in its new market garden area.

So while we were up there, we managed to rescue a couple of straggly Potentilla and I have just the perfect home for them. We also brought home a couple of red Dogwood which will make a good point of interest. None of us present could think what these (pictured in a 12 x 8 tray, roughly half litre pots) are, so if anyone has any thoughts......

[mumofstig]

http://www.about-garden.com/images_data/5176-caryopteris-clandonensis-heavenly-blue-1.jpg



does that look about right 

[arugula]

Well it does seem to. You are clever Mum, I didn't know you could read Czech! I tried a few plant id sites before I posted, but once you've answered "don't know" to deciduous or evergreen and "green" to foliage colour, well the sky's still the limit. 

Anyone got a Czech translation website? 

[mumofstig]

ooops just looked for the clearest image and clicked the link, didn't realize that the larger pic had very strange writing

try the BBC, should be able to read that one

http://www.gardenersworld.com/plant-detail/PL00001238/155/caryopteris

[Trillium]

My first guess is perennial Russian Sage (petrovska). Or possibly Spanish lavender.

[sunshineband]

Caryopteris 

(English spelling  ) 

[mumofstig]

Caryopteris 

  sometimes called California Lilac 

[sunshineband]

I though Californian lilac was another name for Ceanothus 

[mumofstig]

I just found it called that on an American site (thinking that Trillium might know it under that name )


look here

[sunshineband]

That's why Latin names were invented 

[mumofstig]

That's why Latin names were invented 

If so why do they keep changing them and confusing us even more...did you watch GW last night about the daisy family?........... even Karol Klein sounded a bit put out about their new name

[arugula]

My first guess is perennial Russian Sage (petrovska). Or possibly Spanish lavender.

Hi Trillium. From googling I would say its not Spanish Lavender, but I would not say that its not Russian Sage, but I think it probably is Caryopteris though, like

this

I though Californian lilac was another name for Ceanothus 

I've got one of them, it has a dark pink flower.

Going off topic (as we seem to be doing )

That's why Latin names were invented 

If so why do they keep changing them and confusing us even more...did you watch GW last night about the daisy family?........... even Karol Klein sounded a bit put out about their new name

Did you see the Cerinthe Major Purpurescans on GW? We bought seeds after some consulatation on here, thanks Mum and Yorkie IIRC . The garden is full of them! What a great seed to plant if you want prolific flowers!

And you quie like purple flowers, of course.

[evie2]

Did you ever get a translation, Argyllie?  It's Slovak.

[arugula]

Did you ever get a translation, Argyllie?  It's Slovak.

No I didn't but its OK I managed without. I saw the ".cz" in the website name and thought Czech. I was just being a bit cheeky really in mentioning it, as by then I had the Latin name to go on....

Do you speak Slovak then Evie?

[evie2]

I'd love to say yes but no, I have a translator on my laptop

I have enough trouble with english