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Common pretty thing round here, have seen it flowering on plants between 3' and 8'. Multi stemmed thing think it's deciduous with the large leaves, am drawing a bit of a blank trying to search for its name, fancy growing one in our front garden as seems to be a doer around here.
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Leycesteria formosa - pheasantberry.
Spreads easily, birds like it, berries supposed to be edible!
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Leycesteria formosa Himalayan honeysuckle.
Berries are supposed to be edible.
Once you've got it the birds will spread it but it's not thuggish.Riddlesdown (S Croydon)Comment
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Pipped at post but have found this on edibility of berries.
https://scottishforestgarden.wordpre...0/leycesteria/Last edited by DannyK; 25-08-2018, 12:06 PM.Riddlesdown (S Croydon)Comment
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It was close - and you confirmed my guess, Danny.
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VC you going to try the berries? That link on my edit makes them look promising.Riddlesdown (S Croydon)Comment
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Think I tried it once - can't remember much about it though.
This site is good - especially the comments at the bottom. Seem to be mixed reports about it.
https://pfaf.org/User/Plant.aspx?Lat...steria+formosaComment
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Himalayan honeysuckle like already said. Just wanted to say there are a couple where I live and last year is the only time in 5 years I found seedlings but I know other people find seedlings quite frequently.Comment
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Thanks all, will look at getting some propagated.Comment
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I've got one on the plot. It seems to be slightly evergreen, never truly dying back in winter. I hack it back to about 8-12 inches in Feb.
I think that the berries taste of a mix of dark chocolate and treacle - problem is that only a handful are ready on the plant at one time and there's a lot of hunting about the bush for them. The handful that do ripen are often swiped by the birds first.
It's more of an on the plot treat rather than something to take home and make something with as I never get many at a time.
I've not seen any seedlings around the plot.
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