Identification please ID'd by John J as Phylica ericoides

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Fleur Pavlidis

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Identification please ID'd by John J as Phylica ericoides
« on: October 07, 2014, 05:35:50 PM »
My favourite nursery woman has asked me to identify this plant.
« Last Edit: October 25, 2014, 02:01:42 PM by Alisdair »
MGS member, Greece. I garden in Attica, Greece and Mt Goulinas (450m) Central Greece

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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: Identification please
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 02:03:04 PM »
I thought it was Australian and would be an easy one for our Australian members to identify.
MGS member, Greece. I garden in Attica, Greece and Mt Goulinas (450m) Central Greece

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John J

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Re: Identification please
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2014, 04:29:21 PM »
Fleur, try Phylica ericoides, from South Africa.
Cyprus Branch Head. Gardens in a field 40 m above sea level with reasonably fertile clay soil.
"Aphrodite emerged from the sea and came ashore and at her feet all manner of plants sprang forth" John Deacon (13thC AD)

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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: Identification please
« Reply #3 on: October 25, 2014, 08:58:48 AM »
Many thanks, John. I'm sure you're right and I've told a very grateful Irini Parayou.
MGS member, Greece. I garden in Attica, Greece and Mt Goulinas (450m) Central Greece