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taylorri

I'm Head Gardener at a Hospice in Devon/UK. We have 20+ acres of grounds which is a mixture of formal and wild areas including woodland,orchard and wild flower meadow in the summer. I've recently taken up beekeeping and we currently have 9 hives. My

Paulownia tormentosa

  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2016
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taylorri

Grown by myself from a seed :-)

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nathan05

Love this site I'm finding plants I never knew existed

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lesleys56

@taylorri . I love Paulownia have a lovely one . How old us yours ?

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tina

Me too @linfoster

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taylorri

@linfoster @tina the flower is simular to the foxglove but the similarities end there really.

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taylorri

@lesleys56 it's about 12 years old now I guess

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kerimyth

@taylorri I too grew one from seed and was amazed at how fast they grow once they start!! We used to live right over on the West coast of North Wales in the Uk so sadly it never flowered but leaves used to grow enormous !!! I envy you yours, we were sad to leave ours behind when we moved! Xxx

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kathy

Never seen this before

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junebensted

Never heard of it before

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