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    I've been bought this lovely plant, and to be hoist i haven't got a clue what it is , or how big it will grow, the flowers are about 5cm across, they look like a big butter cup with no sent, small leaves... could anyone help???

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    Its a Rose of Sharon. My neighbour gives hers a really hard haircut once its finished flowering (right into the old wood) and it bounces back almost immediately. Hers is about 5ft tall after its haircut, 6-7ft tall at this time of year.
    Last edited by Pumpkin Becki; 30-06-2009, 11:47 AM.

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    • #3
      PIGGIN HELL, Pumpkin Becki....that's not a plant ... that's a forest, i'll end up with a pygmy family moving in

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      • #4
        I don't think it is a Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum) I am sure it is Hypericum "Hidcote". Same family but centres are quite different. There are many pictures on Google, although many are not correct.
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        • #5
          Originally posted by ginger ninger View Post
          PIGGIN HELL, Pumpkin Becki....that's not a plant ... that's a forest, i'll end up with a pygmy family moving in
          LOL , just keep it pruned and it will be fine

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          • #6
            Originally posted by digthatchick View Post
            I don't think it is a Rose of Sharon (Hypericum calycinum) I am sure it is Hypericum "Hidcote". Same family but centres are quite different. There are many pictures on Google, although many are not correct.
            I agree - it looks like Hypericum 'Hidcote' in my plant book. The height and spread is given as 3ft (though I've noticed these sometimes vary between different books).

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            • #7
              It is a Hypericum of some sort.
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              • #8
                I've always called all the big ones Rose of Sharon. My mum asked me the same question yesterday when we saw one in a garden in the village.
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                • #9
                  Thanks guys... now i know where i'm going to plant it, somewhere in a sunny spot.. which at the moment could be anywhere

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