A plant I should know!

[cjay]

Found a garden escape today that I should know the name of but it escapes me & i do not have any reference books for Garden flowers.

The stem is thin to c 1.5m glossy lime to pale green. The flowers are pink & droop down & the fruit is red berries. It is grown as a shrub which should be cut down to about 12" every year. I think some gardeners call it Pheasant Berry or something similar. I know it is not Tutsan.

I am sure it is in the Hessyon guide to Shrubs But I aint got that!


CJ

[Michael Frankis]

Leycesteria formosa? (though that has more purple-black berries)

Michael

[cjay]

Hooray. Thanks alot thats the one.

There is some photograhs here.

http://www.plantography.com/leycesteria_images.htm

CJ

[Michael Frankis]

Hi Colin,

Good to get it clinched.

Blackcaps like the fruit.

Michael

[steve_nova]

Hi Colin, I have a relatively new golden leaved form of it called Golden Lanterns.
I have posted a picture of it in my garden to the plant database site under my online name.

http://plantsdatabase.com/showpicture/20573/