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Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« on: April 09, 2017, 11:53:56 PM »
I visited a friend at a private garden he was working in as a gardener and he gave me this cutting from a shrub I commented on. He didn't tell me what it was called and I've neglected it and haven't thought much about it until now. Does anyone recognise it?

« Last Edit: April 10, 2017, 12:31:21 PM by Jupiter »
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #1 on: April 10, 2017, 02:38:17 PM »
It seems like an Elsholtzia... :-\
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2017, 06:45:02 PM »
Quote from: fleurbleue on April 10, 2017, 02:38:17 PM
It seems like an Elsholtzia... :-\

It is possible; if the foliage is aromatic then would be worth looking after an Elsholtzia species. I am only familiar with E. stauntonii (which is different) but there are many others.
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #3 on: April 12, 2017, 10:02:34 PM »

One of the first things I did was crush a leave and sniff.. no essential oil. Just a planty green smell. I doubt it's Lamiaceae. The flower is more like Veronica, without labiatae 'lips'.
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #4 on: April 12, 2017, 11:57:43 PM »
You're right Jamus, i zoomed in as much as possible, not a Lamiaceae.
Very unfamiliar, may be something native there. Please post when you find the name.
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #5 on: April 13, 2017, 06:43:10 AM »
Could it be a kind of Clethra?
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #6 on: April 13, 2017, 10:13:04 PM »
Over on facebook David Kennedy identified this for me as Leucosceptrum stellipilum (Lamiaceae). A woodlander from Japan which is barely hardy (heat hardy) enough for my garden.

Here is a better photo showing the inflorescence.
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Re: Unknown Lamiaceae (edit: plantaginaceae?) cutting
« Reply #7 on: April 13, 2017, 10:54:02 PM »
Thanks for the update - not a plant I've heard of before. Is the flower scented?
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