Flower ident

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  1. Fonzie

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    Mother recieved a bunch of flowers for her birthday and one of the plants I don't recognise.
    Any ideas?
     

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    Hi Fonzie,

    Looks like a Tutsan to me.
     
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    :WINK1: it is Hypricum Fonzie & a must for winter flower arrangements..... Have a look here.. http://www.google.co.uk/images?q=hypericum&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=14J&rls=org.mozilla:en-GB:official&prmd=ivns&cr=countryUK|countryGB&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rfFoTbbSLMyChQftj-HtDg&ved=0CEoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=584
     
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    Thats what I said but not in Latin :DOH::D
     
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    Thanks all.
     
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    :WINK1: I hadn't seen your post Zig, sorry, but yes you were right... :WINK1: I have not heard it called that before, always just known it as Hypericum... Well we all live & learn every day as gardeners Zig...... :D :thumbsup:
     
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    :D

    Might not be an English name for it Marley, I learn't a lot of my botany from English re prints of Italian books.
     
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    Nope I was taught it as Tutsan as well:thumbsup: but I think that's mostly for our native Hypericum androsaemum
     
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    Thats a relief:thumbsup:


    Right off to start a thread about local names for plants.
     
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