PUSHING THE BORDERS

Pretty sure thats 'Rambling Rosie'

The Ipomoea doesn't like cold roots mines in the ground in the greenhouse and allowed out through the windows in summer!

Thank you Charlie. That does indeed look to be the rose and it’s now on my list!

You must be quite a bit warmer down there than up here. The last I. indica I bought (last summer) made great progress planted in the ground in the greenhouse. I even mulched the ground with a thick layer of straw. It still didn’t make it. I remember the images on GOTE of the lovely plant growing outdoors in a suburban street in London. It’s amazing how in this small country of ours temperatures can range so much over really small distances. Unfortunately, it seems that seed of this plant is not available which makes continually trying it through buying plants (which fail) an expensive option.

I have never seen it set seed either here or abroad although I guess it must do it occasionally!

Not sure what it needs, gave a lump to my son (who is close to the north coast) expecting it to rampage in his tunnel but its died out, I must have just got lucky where I put it all those years ago

The Aralia vietnamensis cutting shed its leaves, paused, looked hopeful and then died.


The parent is recovering from its annual coppicing.


Euphorbia cotinifolia has been planted out, it was getting too big to bring in. Cuttings will be taken to overwinter indoors, even in the tunnel it is a bit hopeful that it will overwinter here.


On the other side of the tunnel the foliage effect is nicely in balance this year.


Chad

I thought I had worked through my enthusiasm for Euphorbia but Euphorbia cotinifolia is in danger of rekindling it! at least it sounds as if its never going to be the invasive nuisance many of the others turned into :)

Chad the tunnel looks amazing and is no doubt filled with botanical treasures.

MartinNicklin wrote: ↑Sun Jun 22, 2025 8:43 pm Chad the tunnel looks amazing and is no doubt filled with botanical treasures.

And weeds! I'm doing battle with brambles on 1/3 of the space which I won't show!

Speaking of botanical treasures, I have a flower on Radermachera sinica, which is a first for me.


Look to the right above the bracing bar.


Only one flower, it tried last week, but the flowers shriveled in the full sun...



...but they are huge!

Chad

ps. I've just read that it is night blooming and flowers usually wither in the morning sun.

Wow Chad. I’ve always liked the lush look of the foliage of Radermachera but had no idea they grew to that size and the flowers look lovely. What a stunning plant. I’m going to get one now. Depending on how low a temperature it will cope with, it may stay in the house rather than the greenhouse. What temperature has yours survived?

Charlie thanks for the rose ID Rambling Rosie. I’ve now got one but unlike my in-laws for whom the rose was “dirt cheap” I had to resort to sending for it from David Austin and forking out almost £40! Hope it does well:

MartinNicklin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:11 pm Wow Chad. I’ve always liked the lush look of the foliage of Radermachera. What temperature has yours survived?

Mine has been in the tunnel so isn't a good guide.  John had one planted out which survived -4C, but without summer heat, his went backwards and isn't there now.

It wants to be a tree of up to 30M.  Mine is stooled on alternate years, and I found the flowers while eyeing it up for the chop.  It is pushing on the tunnel's plastic and will have to come down.

Chad

MartinNicklin wrote: ↑Wed Jun 25, 2025 9:11 pm I had to resort to sending for it from David Austin and forking out almost £40! Hope it does well:

I'd have taken cuttings!

Chad