Identification Area

It is a Fenestraria You will need to see the flowers to narrow it down to one of the 2 species rhopalophylla has white flowers aurantiaca has yellow flowers If I remember correctly the yellow species is found in the Richtersveld in SA, south of the Orange River And the white is from north of...

We've never done cuttings of the caliparpas. We have two of them and they don't stand up to dry conditions too well. It doesn't affect the growth but the leaves droop to show it's unhappy. Even when the plants around it seem quite satisfied we need to ocassionally chuck a bucket of water at...

Victoria, my relative was telling me about the plant and the insect in an email and I wanted to know what they were, I've not heard of either of them before and thought members might explain for me. I have never been to America, so haven't got a clue. There were no photo's provided.

But please, not Monbretia, they have NEVER been called that . Like Pelargoniums the name was wrongly applied, nearly 200 years ago and almost immediately the man who called them that, withdrew the name as he realised that he was wrong.

Er. S rupestre=S reflexum. Still not sure as the flowers look wrong for this Sedum.

thanks for the answer really helpfull

Thanks...its grown quite tall, about 18 inches in hight.......Assume if you keep deadheading them then the flowers will go on to the first frost and you can divide in early Autumn or don't they last into late October / November?

Hi Carl The flowers sort of remind me of the Salvia coccinea but the leaves don't seem right ...

3. Looks like a rose.

Thanks, guys.

Yes! That looks like it's the one - and fits with 'pretty blue flowers'Always amazed by how people can id from a photo but glad you did! Thanks!

Thanks Longy! I really like it.

I think you could be right on the spring side, thank you

thanks Zigs. It must be a desert species cos it's so dry here lol

That top one has been bugging me all morning. We have it down the garden in the wood and guess what? No label. Poisonous berries by the way.

Thanks looks like ill need a bigger pot then!

Thanks guys, much appreciated. It certainly does look like a perennial digitalis. Be very interesting to see the colour now. Hopefully by the weekend all will be revealed!

Thanks, just had a 'google' and came up with Convolvulus 'tricolor' a wild flower of the Mediterranean!! , seems its got lost, perhaps our current weather conditions got it confused

Already had one have a lovely evening

That's a relief and good to know! Thanks Shiney