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Another plant ID please
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| Mike Hibbert 2008-01-24, 1:25 pm |
| Hi folks,
We caught the scent of this and found it on our way into the hospital
today, and would love to buy one as a memory. We have no idea what it
is, but it smells so familiar.
Any ideas? It has very dark berrys.
http://www.thegamescape.co.uk/images/plant001.jpg
Cheers
Mike
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| Russel Sprout 2008-01-24, 5:25 pm |
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"Mike Hibbert" <mike.hibbert@dontspamme.com> wrote in message
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> Hi folks,
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> We caught the scent of this and found it on our way into the hospital
> today, and would love to buy one as a memory. We have no idea what it is,
> but it smells so familiar.
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> Any ideas? It has very dark berrys.
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> http://www.thegamescape.co.uk/images/plant001.jpg
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> Cheers
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> Mike
Sarcococca confusa, sweet box?
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| Mike Hibbert 2008-01-24, 5:25 pm |
| Russel Sprout wrote:
> "Mike Hibbert" <mike.hibbert@dontspamme.com> wrote in message
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Certainly looks the part! Thank you very much!
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| helene@urbed.coop 2008-01-24, 5:25 pm |
| On Jan 24, 9:53=A0pm, Mike Hibbert <mike.hibb...@dontspamme.com> wrote:
> Russel Sprout wrote:
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> Certainly looks the part! Thank you very much!
Yes! Funny you said it smells familiar - I've been given one at xmas
and it lives in a pot on the porch. The other day I smelt a very
familiar scent which brought me back to my childhood. Took me ages to
figure it out - it was the sarcococca and it had conjured up my old
piano teacher. It smells of face powder and is very musky, like an old
french perfume :o) She'd be 120 years old now ...!
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| On 24/1/08 19:23, in article UA5mj.2984$PN2.1829@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
"Mike Hibbert" <mike.hibbert@dontspamme.com> wrote:
> Hi folks,
>
> We caught the scent of this and found it on our way into the hospital
> today, and would love to buy one as a memory. We have no idea what it
> is, but it smells so familiar.
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> Any ideas? It has very dark berrys.
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> http://www.thegamescape.co.uk/images/plant001.jpg
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Sarcocca and probably S. confusa as it's the most usually grown. I hope
this is for a happy memory, Mike but if it is or it isn't, it will
undoubtedly strike a chord always. It's very strongly scented and one sprig
of it will fill a room with scent. It's known also as Christmas Box and
it's a winter flowering plant that is to be highly recommended, IMO.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
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| Mike Hibbert 2008-01-26, 1:25 pm |
| Sacha wrote:
> On 24/1/08 19:23, in article UA5mj.2984$PN2.1829@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk,
> "Mike Hibbert" <mike.hibbert@dontspamme.com> wrote:
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> Sarcocca and probably S. confusa as it's the most usually grown. I hope
> this is for a happy memory, Mike but if it is or it isn't, it will
> undoubtedly strike a chord always. It's very strongly scented and one sprig
> of it will fill a room with scent. It's known also as Christmas Box and
> it's a winter flowering plant that is to be highly recommended, IMO.
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~Thanks All, sadly it's not a heppy memory, but we will plant one and
remember the good times.
Thanks to all that helped.
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| On 26/1/08 17:37, in article
JdKmj.281014$S37.259347@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk, "Mike Hibbert"
<mike.hibbert@dontspamme.com> wrote:
> Sacha wrote:
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> ~Thanks All, sadly it's not a heppy memory, but we will plant one and
> remember the good times.
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> Thanks to all that helped.
I hope it brings comfort and as you say, a memory of the good times. I'm
very sorry to read this, Mike.
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'
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| Mike Hibbert 2008-01-26, 1:25 pm |
| Sacha wrote:
> On 26/1/08 17:37, in article
> JdKmj.281014$S37.259347@fe3.news.blueyonder.co.uk, "Mike Hibbert"
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> I hope it brings comfort and as you say, a memory of the good times. I'm
> very sorry to read this, Mike.
Thanks, it's amazing to think that I get such support from people I have
never met, I'm very humbled.
Mike
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| judith.lea 2008-01-26, 5:25 pm |
| On Jan 26, 6:52=A0pm, Mike Hibbert <mike.hibb...@dontspamme.com> wrote:
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Hugs Mike ((((Mike))))
Judith
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