Can anyone identify this plant please?

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  1. liz de winter

    liz de winter Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum, so hope that someone may be able to identify this plant, purchased from "Jersey Plants " approximately 20 years ago, the plant was originally described as tender, however over the years it has become hardened to it's situation, sheltered by wall and fruit trees. Semi evergreen, the foliage is akin to that of honeysuckle, leaves are bright green and shiny with a silvery back. Flower buds are berry like and I believe edible, though not certain. The flowers themselves approx 0.5 each bloom, with a slipper like appearance, a little like those of a fuschia, with white petals blushed violet, and almost orange / red stamens, The blooms appear in July. it is a very attractive bush now measuring some six feet x 4 ft. spread. Though there is no scent! Do hope someone out there can identify it as I've never seen another like it
     

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    How every frustrating, I know this plant, I have pictures of it from Powys Castle gardens, but can I remember the name, can I heck.
     
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    Found it, Feijoa sellowiana (Acca sellowiana),
     
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    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Hi guys, thanks so much for your help, would never have identified this plant myself, even Jersey plants suggested that it was a member of the honeysuckle family! Anyway you've certainly solved a puzzle for me!
     
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    It is actually related to Myrtles.
     
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    Hi, yes wikipedia suggests that it is of the myrtle family too, the plant is actually in my mother in law's garden, (Buckinghamshire), I 'd like to give it a try, but we are Lincolnshire on sandy, extremely free draining soil, I know I could start of with a container specimen, but to be honest I'm not a great fan of pots!
     
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