Seen yesterday 8th May, in a sheltered walled garden, near Montrose on the East coast of Scotland/UK Scrambling plant....sub shrub possibly? Single flowers on long hairy stalks. Apparently it is possible that it was given as a gift, to the family, by Queen Elizabeth II's mother ..the late Queen Elizabeth, from her home at the Castle of Mey, on the very bleak North coast of Scotland. https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=c...F0d5c0cfa-440f-4e29-8853-999e00a8d445;850;567 New Head gardener does not know the name. I have drawn a blank over an id, but feel sure someone here will be able to help. Thank you.
Not that I'm going to be the one to ID these, but I'm having a bit of trouble figuring out the size. Are they around 3cm in diameter?
Have enlarged a small part of pic which shows size ....when compared to Lamiastrum galeobdolon ssp argentum. Also added enlarged section to show leaves . Hope that helps.
RESULT! Today I was trying to id another new plant....www was getting me no where... so resorted to a book! It was the Shrub book by Martyn and Rix...still a favourite, as it is full of pictures. Thumbing through the book the plant in this post leapt off the page. Leaves a perfect match! I am very happy to say it is Felicia petiolata! http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Felicia_petiolata_137-8370.jpg Hardy any clear pics on www Quote from Alpine Garden Society web site...”Subshrub with prostrate branches and erect flowering shoots. Leaves lanceolate to obovate, 1-2.5cm long, prominently toothed and hairy. Flowerheads up to 2.5cm wide, the ray florets pink to rose-red, singly on 7.5cm long stalks, summer. South Africa. Needs plenty of sun to flower well but seems to be one of the hardiest species, having survived the cold winters of the 1980s at Kew.” http://maliba-lodge.com/blanketwrap...icia-petiolata-morarane-khotolia-ee-thaba-ss/
I'm so glad you found it and let us know, as I thought (mistakenly) that I'd seen something like it posted and was well into checking every possibly likely posting for the past few months. Interesting that your quote talks about its needing plenty of sun, while the site to which you linked says "care must be taken if planted in the garden as it is prefers semi-shaded spots under the shrubs or below the rock cliffs". Maybe in Losotho, "semi-shaded" is actually plenty of sun.
