Flower i.d please

[ginger ninger]

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???

[Pumpkin Becki]

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.

[ginger ninger]

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

[digthatchick]

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.

[Pumpkin Becki]

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

[Sweepster]

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).

[seasprout]

It is a Hypericum of some sort.

[Flummery]

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.

[ginger ninger]

Thanks guys... now i know where i'm going to plant it, somewhere in a sunny spot.. which at the moment could be anywhere