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17-07-2008, 10:27 AM
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| | | A few flower ID's, Bristol area
I wonder if anyone could come up with a name for these, they've totally foxed me so far...
I know garden roses are a very difficult group to firmly name, what with the problem of hybrids etc, but this small red-flowered plant has persisted on this site (Muller Road, Horfield, Bristol) for up to a decade.   
A low-growing shrubby, grey-foliaged aromatic herb, from its location a near-certain garden throw-out. Perhaps someone with a herb garden may have come across it before? 
Another herb, I had this one down as Marjoram ( Origanum vulgare) until it came into flower... 
And a "climber", a seedling found scrambling up weeds at the side of a suburban back lane. It's a long shot, there's very little to go on and the plant has sadly since been destroyed so there's no chance of waiting for it to mature further.  
Finally, a sprawling, ground-covering cotoneaster... 
Any input for any of the above would be gratefully appreciated!
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17-07-2008, 10:43 AM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
Climber looks like passiflora (Passion Flower)
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17-07-2008, 10:51 AM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
The climber is a Passiflora caerulea - Passionflower. 
Given a warm enough summer to produce fruit, these plant self-seed prolifically. |
17-07-2008, 02:19 PM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
The first herb the leaves looks a bit sage.
The second could be oregano. |
17-07-2008, 05:38 PM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
Can't help with roses but in order after them:
Helichrysum petiolare
You were right, it is Marjoram, Origanum vulgare (maybe a garden cv)
Passiflora caerulea
Cotoneaster looks as though there is some C. salicifolia in there. |
17-07-2008, 05:38 PM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
The rose might be 'Crimson Showers' - its got small double flowers and seems to grow pretty happily wild..... |
22-07-2008, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Ida  The climber is a Passiflora caerulea - Passionflower.
Given a warm enough summer to produce fruit, these plant self-seed prolifically. | Many thanks - indeed it is. I doubt I'd ever have gotten that one |
22-07-2008, 10:00 AM
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| | | re: A few flower ID's, Bristol area
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Originally Posted by JennyS The rose might be 'Crimson Showers' - its got small double flowers and seems to grow pretty happily wild..... | After a search on Google Image, it certainly seems to match. I've not been able to find a scientific name for it, though - does anyone know what hybrid this is?
The herb isn't helicrysum, it's very strongly-scented. I'd say Cotoneaster salicifolia (Willow-leaf Cotoneaster) was spot on, though  |
22-07-2008, 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by JennyS The rose might be 'Crimson Showers' - its got small double flowers and seems to grow pretty happily wild..... | It might be - but Crimson Showers is said to be a late flowerer, after all the other roses have finished. Was the picture taken this year, davidbr?
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22-07-2008, 12:56 PM
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Originally Posted by davidbr After a search on Google Image, it certainly seems to match. I've not been able to find a scientific name for it, though - does anyone know what hybrid this is?
| Crimson Showers is a Wichurana Rambler - therefore Rosa wichurana will do as a name (if that is what it is).
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