We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David
I think its Cytisus, possibly 'Porlock'
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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;
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http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg
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http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg
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Thanks in advance,
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David

Broom. I see no reason to suspect that it is not the common Cytisus
scoparius.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David
I think its Cytisus, possibly 'Porlock'

Hillier's Manual says that 'Porlock' is very fragrant, so the OP could
use that trait to distinguish 'Porlock' from C. scoparius.

On the subject of scent, I was up in Scotland recently, and was struck
by the scent of gorse. What would you say that it smells of (other than
gorse)?
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Stewart Robert Hinsley

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On the subject of scent, I was up in Scotland recently, and was struck by
the scent of gorse. What would you say that it smells of (other than
gorse)?


Some say vanilla but I detect coconut.

R.

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David
I think its Cytisus, possibly 'Porlock'

Hillier's Manual says that 'Porlock' is very fragrant, so the OP could use
that trait to distinguish 'Porlock' from C. scoparius.


There's no smell that could be described as very fragrant.

Thanks for the help

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg
http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg
Thanks in advance,
David

Broom. I see no reason to suspect that it is not the common Cytisus
scoparius.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Certainly looks just like the Broom in the garden of my childhood

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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David
I think its Cytisus, possibly 'Porlock'

Hillier's Manual says that 'Porlock' is very fragrant, so the OP could
use that trait to distinguish 'Porlock' from C. scoparius.

On the subject of scent, I was up in Scotland recently, and was struck
by the scent of gorse. What would you say that it smells of (other than
gorse)?

Coconut
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

On 2009-05-07 13:05:43 +0100, Charlie Pridham
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We've had this for years but can't remember what it is;

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/9680/pict0232g.jpg

http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/4189/pict0231n.jpg

Thanks in advance,

David
I think its Cytisus, possibly 'Porlock'

Hillier's Manual says that 'Porlock' is very fragrant, so the OP could
use that trait to distinguish 'Porlock' from C. scoparius.

On the subject of scent, I was up in Scotland recently, and was struck
by the scent of gorse. What would you say that it smells of (other than
gorse)?

Coconut

Yes but as in sun tan lotion coconut! ;-)
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials
South Devon

Yes there is. Hoya Carnosa, but that's changing the subject from broom.
Sorry about that. Bigal