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Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Plant
By Meanie
- 3 May, 2011
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Seeds forming on a Clerodendrum (speciosissum I think) at Oxfords botanic gardens.
Edited now. Delonix has identified it as Ochna serrulata!
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It would be a nice present if I could lay my hands on some from somewhere.
3 May, 2011
a present from google maybe??
3 May, 2011
Not as easy to find seeds in the UK as I thought......
3 May, 2011
you would think in these days of global selling it shouldnt be a problem?
im sure you will have already seen these ~ im not sure its the right plant tho??
http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item.php?id=369
3 May, 2011
that's lovely..
3 May, 2011
That is a different one Sticki - check it out below. It also leaves blue seeds after flowering, but is pretty damned hardy too! I'm considering this one for the shady corner.
http://www.burncoose.co.uk/site/plants.cfm?pl_id=1187&fromplants=pl_id%3D1185
3 May, 2011
Thank you Surreylad!
3 May, 2011
looks nice ~ blue seeds sound very attractive
3 May, 2011
This is the C.trichtomum in Oxfords botanic garden.
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/173743-clerodendrum-trichotomum-fargesii/member/meanie
http://www.growsonyou.com/photo/slideshow/171898-clerodendrum-trichotomum-fargesii/member/meanie
3 May, 2011
i can see why you like it ~ its fascinating ~ grown against a wall for warmth and protection??
3 May, 2011
It's growing against a NW facing wall. Said to be hardy down to minus 15c.
3 May, 2011
Hey Meanie:
This sure looks like Ochna serrulata - Mickey Mouse Plant. My neighbor has a lot of these and they pop up in my yard all the time (from the birds).
20 May, 2011
Thanks top man! I couldn't find the tag underneath all the growth, and took a punt!
Will have to edit now.....
21 May, 2011
Meanie:
You're welcome. :>)
This plant make a good potted plant because it grows slowly.
21 May, 2011
I'm much too impatient!
22 May, 2011
Meanie:
This is a very strange shrub...sometimes it grows painfully slow...and other times it grows pretty quickly. I think if it receives a lot of water and fertilizer it can grow quickly.
22 May, 2011
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See who else is growing Ochna serrulata (Birds Eye Bush).
See who else has plants in genus Ochna.
This photo was taken at The University of Oxford Botanic Garden.
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its like a christmas present!
3 May, 2011