Hi I have this growing in our new house along with thousands of other plants/shrubs/trees/flowers and weeds.... Does anyone know what it is? thanks sharon
Sharon--crinodendron hookerianum, and I'm sooo jealous. This somewhat tender shrub is almost never seen here, but I think is one of the nicest looking "exotic" plants that can squeak thru most winters. It can also get fried to death by too much summer heat. The size of plant you have shows you have a very good climate there...the home base for these in Chile is very temperate, no real hot or cold extremes. (That does sound like Ireland from what I've heard!) Glen
Hi Glen, Thanks so much for that, and you are right about the climate here, never too much sun we just had our summer last week all 4 days of sunshine... it was very exciting. It never gets too cold either due to the Gulf Stream, but that could all change with global warming... Anyway thank you fo the help with my plant, it really looks beautiful at the moment ... We only moved into the house in March and the gardens are stunning and we are finding new flowers, shrubs and trees every day. Warm Wishes from Ireland Sharon
Heronswood, across Puget Sound from us grows it in USDA 8 under native conifers, which form a natural lath. Even there it does not manage to keep its top through every winter. A rhododendron nursery right out on the Washington coast used to have a pretty good specimen, but it got nailed by the 1990 winter (coldest in 30 years) soon after I heard about it, so I never got to see it. Probably about as hardy as Cordyline australis, likewise being a USDA 9 item strictly speaking but coming through enough winters in Zone 8 (and growing rapidly enough) to be worth planting. Yours look fairly tall.
Hi Ron, I think its about 3m tall. It is shaded by other trees also, Oak, Sycamore and some sort of shrubs and a conifer next to it. Kind Regards Sharon
