Melianthus and Cabaret....
By Dottydaisy2
26 Jun, 2019
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Looking good in the evening sun.....
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How lovely Amy, no flowers on this one, still quite a young plant, we replaced a very old Melianthus, which had seen better days!! but we have always grown them, one of our favourite plants!! the foliage is such a beautiful colour isn't it? (ʘᴗʘ✿)
27 Jun, 2019
Seen better days? Mine is 20 years old and still going strong
27 Jun, 2019
Yes it was a rubbish plant when we bought it...!!
27 Jun, 2019
I would be happy with leaves like that even if it never flowered.
1 Jul, 2019
I am very happy with it Feverfew, have grown this shrub in many gardens!!
1 Jul, 2019
Very tempted with this one :-)
5 Jul, 2019
In my book, this is the best foliage plant in the garden
5 Jul, 2019
I totally agree Andrew, it really makes a statement in our garden!!
5 Jul, 2019
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They do ... my 4 flower spikes are at least 2ft long Angela I've never seen so many bees at them each day ,the seed pods are just beginning to form a bright green ..
27 Jun, 2019