Identification Area

I know a weed is a plant in the wrong place, but I personally would not bother cultivating that particular spurge. It looks very similar to one I have lots of in the summer and its basically a weed.

Julie has given excellent advice. Don't trust bamboo not to spread. Some varieties can be dreadful and your neighbours won't thank you.

Lovely photo Triffid

well, they were in the garden when i bought it - one of them does look a bit misshapen and bare - I'll see how it looks in summer but it might be for the chop - the other one looks very well where it is - lightens up a dark corner nicely.

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Thanks Victoria and Ziggy. It does look like it's of the thyme family, I remember it being a ground hugging plant. Now I've got something to work on I'll do a bit of research.

Thanks for all your help on this. The leaves do smell brassica like. Think I had better get rid of them all before they take over. Of course they are the most healthy looking plants in the bed at present!

They can be prone to not tolerating low temperature draughts too so bear that in mind.In the process of moving house a few years ago some of my plants went to SWMBO's mother who turns out popped them in the brightest spot she could find...next to an external door which she nearly always left...

I've never seen it in flower (the Aristolochia), at first I thought A. clemititis but the leaves aren't quite the same (plus this vine is evergreen rather than deciduous), the leaves closely match A. elegans, but to be honest there are many Aristolochias, and just asking I doubt the gardens...

time ago I`ve posted a thread regarding frost hardy cactus , I`ve been read a lot about it and managed to collect couple of dozen frost hardy cactus , ready for spring to planted outdoor. Opuntia it`s the hardyest of all , some species can take -25 , about the rain it is true as we think about...

Thanks Googled for some images and it's definitely one :D Usually the clovers here are quite bland without any sort of pattern. I see it's mentioned as a weed

Yes, its Ficus Benjamina. You will have to re-pot it at some stage, I have one that's almost 6ft tall! Being a fig, they like to be starved and I water mine when I remember it. They like sun, but not draughts and don't like being moved from site to site. So if you find a good spot for it,...

Hhhmm. a whole new thread there."Ten Plants That You Wouldn't Be Without"?

I'd looked at some pics of that on Apples on whatamieating.comHowgate Wonder:Newton Wonder:And my unknown variety of cookers:

5 and 6 look like Coleus and 9 is possibly a type of Galeopsis?

Looking at it again and at my own, it does look like Billbergia Nutans (I only have the variegated type) and they are reasonably hardy although I lost B. Windii outside last winter after a few days at -5c. Given a light position indoors and just damp in winter it should flower.

Sorry Marley I've got a different idea to yours. I've had my Ficus 30 years, it's never been fed, the soil has been changed three times and it's roots are crammed into it's pot. It stands right beside a radiator and gets full sun during the summer. However they don't like draughts or low...

Thanks for that. I'll read up on that and see if I'll keep it or not.

Yes thank you Victoria, snap!It's a unusual and handsome plant and is in full bloom at the moment and seems to re-seed itself round and about. Glad to know what it is. Thanks.

Exactly, thank you it was driving me bonkers.