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Hans J

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what is this ?
« on: July 15, 2010, 11:11:23 AM »
By a visit last week in a Arboretum I saw this shrub without a label ...knows maybe anybody what this is ?

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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #1 on: July 15, 2010, 11:18:59 AM »
looks like Colutea arborescens (Gelber Blasenstrauch)
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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #2 on: July 15, 2010, 11:21:59 AM »
That plant also grows in the botanic gardens in Dublin. I'm sure someone will answer but if no-one does I'll email your photo to my contacts in the garden
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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #3 on: July 15, 2010, 11:23:33 AM »
Thank you Armin and Mark

Wow thats was very quick !!!

what a fantastic forum  ;D
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Hans J

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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #4 on: July 15, 2010, 11:37:17 AM »
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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #5 on: July 15, 2010, 06:24:23 PM »
Hans,

Nice shrub.

I agree with Armin. It's common name is "Bladder Senna". "Bladder" because of the inflated seedpods, I suppose.

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Re: what is this ?
« Reply #6 on: July 15, 2010, 07:01:37 PM »
Hi Paddy ,

I have looked in the internet -the name from Armin is 100% correct !

http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gelber_Blasenstrauch

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