Identification Area

I would agree with Ribes ...Flowering current..smells awful...Would have thought a bit early to be in flower yet .. Dave

Pretty sure that is a Morel, just looked up the False Morel, even that is edible after drying to remove the toxins.

Thanks Victoria; that's the one

Thanks for the info

Thanks Bilbo. will follow your advice and leave it while it seems content Thanks again all

The is a photo of the leavesI think it looks like the Red dragon just looked it up.Thanks for the help and info

Tough as old boots. There's one in a garden I look after which was huge, probably eight feet tall, growing in a walled garden next to the house. It was more like a palm with thick stems and leaves at the top. Then the deer and rabbits decided to have a go at it and it looked a sorry sight. I...

well it ain't no perennial !

Good evening Andy and welcome to the site.

I have tulips of the same colour as yours but mine don't have the frilly edge to them.They could be some sort of sport from another type. Hope you get some joy from Taylors and Good Luck if they are of a new variety you have inherited

Blimey! Didn't expect to get it right first time. It was the only flower that readily came to mind based on the description. You will now be able to impress the OH with your extensive knowledge of flowers based on only a minimal amount of information. Be prepared though, the OH will...

It is known as Butcher's Broom in Britain and is native, but usually only found in the warmer drier South, so the Chester ones are probably planted rather than indigenous. We did have them in the woods near my mother's in Somerset.

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.

This bit

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...