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Would any of you folks kindly name these two plants for me. I haven't a clue what they are as my wife bought and planted them.I could ask her but I'd really like to find out for myself. If you could tell me their common names and their Botanical names that would be a great help, then I can add them to my plants section.
Thanks in great anticipation.




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I would say that the first picture is Peiris japonica, don,t know a common name, second one is Kerria japonica, I know this as batchelors buttons, hope this helps, Derekm.

26 Apr, 2012

 

First on is a Pieris 'Forest Flame' - Pieris japonica. Common garden shrub.

Second looks like Kerria japonica - an easy grown and looked after shrub. It looks better in shady corners as that makes it more compact.

26 Apr, 2012

 

Pieris is sometimes called Forest Flame.
Agree with Derek, but if you want to appear really knowledgeable then it is Kerria japonica flore pleno.

26 Apr, 2012

 

Great minds think alike!

26 Apr, 2012

 

Erm, can I just say that Pieris 'Forest Flame' is not a P japonica variety, it is a P. formosa variety. There are P. japonica varieties, such as P. japonica 'Firecrest' which look like this, with bright red new growth and white flowers. Whether it is that particular variety or not is hard to say. I think the common name for Pieris, if it has one, is Flame of the Forest, which might be why there's confusion over the varieties. P. formosa varieties require much more shade than P. japonica ones do.

26 Apr, 2012

 

Thanks for that folks... I'll do the GOOGLE thing and see what it gives me...

26 Apr, 2012

 

Your wife bought two beautiful plants there, Martyn! The Pieris does like to be in acid soil (not alkaline), so if your garden is clay, it would be happier in a pot of ericaceous compost . . . enjoy it. :)

26 Apr, 2012

 

The second very useful and beautiful shrub is Kerria japonica flore pleno and it spreads like mad. I would put it in a pot or at least be very aware that it spreads at an alarming rate if it likes where it is growing. Any stems that wander out of the zone you have allocated it should be gently pulled up and cut back to the main plant. Welcome to Goy by the way. For more info on this plant google this link http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/plant-finder/plant-details/kc/c255/kerria-japonica-pleniflora.aspx

26 Apr, 2012

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