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mark smyth

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I was expecting a Helianthemum
« on: June 17, 2011, 08:22:21 PM »
I was expecting a Helianthemum because that's what the label said but it's now obvious that it isnt. It does look familiar but what is it? Where should I plant it?
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2011, 08:29:30 PM »
Is it an Onosma? 

If others agree, I would like to know where you bought it.
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #2 on: June 17, 2011, 08:31:45 PM »
Certainly looks like an Onosma (lucana perhaps?) ... very pretty Mark, look after it!
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #3 on: June 17, 2011, 08:43:12 PM »
Look after it! It survived -13 last December.

Arthur it came from Aberconwy
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #4 on: June 17, 2011, 08:49:21 PM »
Give it a dry, sunny spot Mark !  It should do allright.
I don't know what Onosma it is, but a lot of them are bi-annual but will seed around and sprout again next year !

This is Onosma nanum

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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2011, 08:52:34 PM »
Thanks Luc
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2011, 08:53:31 PM »
I was going to suggest O. arenoides or O. nanum.... I think O. lucana is too grey and furry in the foliage to be the one Mark shows.  :-\
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 11:15:46 AM »
It's a pretty thing, isn't it!!?  As are the others shown as well.  Another genus I've never heard of before.
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #8 on: June 19, 2011, 12:14:57 AM »
Mark there a few lovely Onosmas from Anne in NY state, in one of the crevice gardening threads - among other stunning plants.
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Re: I was expecting a Helianthemum
« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2011, 06:09:28 AM »
I suppose if you only saw the leaves and seed pods you could mistake it for a helianthemum at harvest time? Are you disappointed Mark, or is this mistake a bonus?
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