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Offline Nick

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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #15 on: June 28, 2011, 07:52:47 AM »
Citesus Batandiera  Shrugs: Shrugs:
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #16 on: June 28, 2011, 08:29:57 AM »
The Royal Horticultural Society's Encyclopaedia of Plants and Flowers does not have it listed in the index of 8,000 garden plants. "Culpeper's Herbal" fails to mention it and Google does not have a single listing under that spelling either.

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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #17 on: June 28, 2011, 08:30:44 AM »
They could have spelt it right - Cytisus battandieri. ... Common Name: Pineapple broom. Genus: Cytisus Species: battandieri.
The flowers look very much like mullien, and give off a pineappple scent
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #18 on: June 28, 2011, 08:31:58 AM »
As would I...

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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #19 on: June 28, 2011, 08:39:22 AM »
Quote from: Miss Creant on June 28, 2011, 08:31:58 AM
As would I...

Snoopy JOM and I can now do Gardeners Question Time.  I feel a cunning plan coming on.

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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #20 on: June 28, 2011, 08:43:55 AM »
Quote from: Just One More on June 28, 2011, 08:30:44 AM
They could have spelt it right - Cytisus battandieri. ... Common Name: Pineapple broom. Genus: Cytisus Species: battandieri.
The flowers look very much like mullien, and give off a pineappple scent


Ah-Ha! Gorrit in the book now!

Also known as "Moroccan Broom"
"Semi evergreen, open shrub. Leaves have 3 silvery leaflets. Pineapple-scented yellow flowers appear in summer"
Grows to 20 ft high and 20 ft wide  eeek:

Oh dear! A bad choice for a small garden.  noooo:
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #21 on: June 28, 2011, 08:49:37 AM »
Ooooo! Google has more
http://www.findmeplants.co.uk/plant-cytisus-battandieri-1427.aspx


I like this bit ~ very apt.  ;)

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Poisonous if eaten/irritating sap; Prone to slug and snail attack.


Instead of taking the p*ss I should add that if it is to grow as described then having come from a pot and been planted out it is probably "shrinking" as it is growing vigorously, beneath the soil, a mahoosive root system before it shoots up and out into a hooge tree!
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #22 on: June 28, 2011, 08:51:02 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 28, 2011, 08:43:55 AM
Grows to 20 ft high and 20 ft wide  eeek:

Oh dear! A bad choice for a small garden.  noooo:

Barman was right - triffid   point:
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #23 on: June 28, 2011, 09:57:59 AM »
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #24 on: June 28, 2011, 10:30:03 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 28, 2011, 07:46:55 AM
Remaining serious the leaves have a look of sage about them but I'd still be interested to know what it says/said on the label.  rubschin:

"This is an indoor plant"  whistle:
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #25 on: June 28, 2011, 11:18:04 AM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 28, 2011, 07:46:55 AM
Remaining serious the leaves have a look of sage about them but I'd still be interested to know what it says/said on the label.  rubschin:

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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #26 on: June 28, 2011, 12:39:35 PM »
Quote from: Snoopy on June 28, 2011, 07:46:55 AM
Remaining serious the leaves have a look of sage about them but I'd still be interested to know what it says/said on the label.  rubschin:

"Property of Nottingham Library"
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #27 on: June 28, 2011, 01:29:02 PM »
Quote from: Barman on June 28, 2011, 12:39:35 PM
Quote from: Snoopy on June 28, 2011, 07:46:55 AM
Remaining serious the leaves have a look of sage about them but I'd still be interested to know what it says/said on the label.  rubschin:

"Property of Nottingham Library"
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Re: The incredible shrinking plant
« Reply #28 on: June 28, 2011, 02:35:44 PM »
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