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I inherited this from my house's previous owner. It's about 2 feet high and the same across. It smells lovely, sort of anissedy? It must have had flowers last year, as there are lots of small dried flower heads. Anyone know what it is please?
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I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home." -
looks a bit like Curry Plant, but that smells of curry, not aniseedAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb. -
Santolina (Cotton Lavender)?Comment
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I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."Comment
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Give it a good trim before it starts really growing again otherwise it'll get a bit leggy and droopy - our two are about football size in the front border.
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flowerComment
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I'm loving those chilli peppers on your wall...
I've attached a photo of my cotton lavender from last summer....I love it.Last edited by zazen999; 07-04-2009, 12:57 PM.
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Will do! The poor thing is decidely 'leggy and droopy' already!Originally posted by smallblueplanet View PostGive it a good trim before it starts really growing again otherwise it'll get a bit leggy and droopy - our two are about football size in the front border.
Fab, aren't they?Originally posted by zazen999 View Post
Car boot bargain too!!!
I was feeling part of the scenery
I walked right out of the machinery
My heart going boom boom boom
"Hey" he said "Grab your things
I've come to take you home."Comment
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Ours still hasn't flowered - might there be an obvious reason for that do you know? Nice photo btw.Originally posted by zazen999
Last edited by smallblueplanet; 07-04-2009, 01:10 PM.To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flowerComment
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OOh, I don't know. We chopped ours back after flowering and it has grown back well so far...I'm hoping it flowers again!Originally posted by smallblueplanet View PostOurs still hasn't flowered - might there be an obvious reason for that do you know? Nice photo btw.
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I bought five of them a couple of years ago, and found they didn't like my garden AT ALL. They didn't flower, barely grew, and I suspect would have soon died completely if I hadn't pulled them up first. They prefer the gritty, low nutrient, well drained soils favoured by a lot of herbs, I think. And sunshine!Comment
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That's what they've got.Originally posted by Sweepster They're in a small front garden border, dotted in a line with some lavender - the lavender love it.
To see a world in a grain of sand
And a heaven in a wild flowerComment
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Hmm... I'd just have a stern word with them thenOriginally posted by smallblueplanet View Post
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They prefer poor, free draining soil in a sunny spot.Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.comComment
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Grew them from seed about 8 years ago, they seem to have a 2 year cycle.
Year 1, grows scented foliage and stays neat.
Year 2, produces small yellow flowers on relatively long stems and goes horribly leggy and untidy.
Remedy - cut back hard at end of year 2 and start cycle again. Dried foliage clippings make good addition to potpourri.Family motto "semper in excretum"
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