Identification Area

Thanks Palustris. I looked it up in my book, but the description for both was essentially identical, and they both come from the hills of Croatia. So I haven't a clue what mine is. I love mine and don't find it a bit thuggish. But I think whether a plant is a thug or not depends a lot on your...

:thumb:Thanks Aaron, I have just the place too then.. I just love it & the colour is wonderful.. :thumb:

I know JWK, I wouldn't eat anything unless certain. I am waiting, most likely in vain, for my shiitake mushrooms to sprout, they're on a birch trunk, I hope they do grow though

Dorrie - many thanks. Its an excellent site.I had seen it before and saved it under favorites. But I have so many favorites, I had forgotten all about it.

Another quick question. Is there anything in particular I need to consider when cutting it back or do I just snip it off wherever?

Looks like Cotoneaster horizontalis flowers found on google, but not the growth habit as it is a big bush. Also, I've not noticed berries. I'll have a closer look tomorrow.... thanks for the help. :-)

Welcome to the forum Juniper. Some of us don't have the best of eyesight - could you make your type size a little bit bigger as we want to read it. it all goes with the the territory you know.

It could well be, the leaves are very similar and we have planted it beside fruit bushes but I don't remember it having flowers or fruit before. Also the petals on mine are in multiple layers and so far the ones I have found online are single petal layers. Thank you though, I will do some more...

Hello Agatha My computer skills are woefully inadequate - unable to find any pictures - unable to help! Hope you get better answers than this one.........

Sorry !! It was about a foot tall, and I don't remember what the leaves were like. It was found in Suffolk.

Can I just ask something on your thread Freddie?We had a staghorn sumac in the garden where I grew up and I loved it, so did the birds.I would like to plant one in my garden, as I think it could be the answer to my screening problems, but I'd like a little advice from other peoples...

I've looked at lots of images of camellia japonica and its variations, but although it's close, it's not close enough to be my shrub. The petals weren't waxy (they've all gone now) and the leaves are 2cm max. Also, it doesn't have one main 'trunk' but is growing from several thin ones, each...

The grass could be Annual Meadow Grass (Poa annua). It's an annual that self-seeds everywhere, so the best way to control it is hoe or weed it out when it comes up. You can't do much else, really. The flower definitely looks like a Tagete, but I've no idea what species or variety.

:cnfs:Can anyone identify this plant. When it first appeared, I thought it was another Jacob's Ladder. But as you can see, it isn't. A friend said it could be a Corydallis. But the leaf form is different to any I have seen. Anyone got any ideas??? Thank you

The other thing is you say you have a 'little' garden and ceanothus can grow very large - as is the case with the specimen you've been admiring. One cultivar, 'Trewithen Blue' can grow to twenty feet in height and about the same in width. Smaller varieties which are more suitable for tiny...

Sorry, Andy, it's hard to tell from your photos. Those tangled stems look like the stripped stems of one of the clover family i.e. as if the leaves have died off but the stems remain. This probably happened when you killed the moss.If they are a form of clover, they're tough and tend to...

Its Caper Spurge, Euphorbia lathyrus Whether it's a weed or not is a matter of opinion, I find it interesting enough to leave in odd corners Yes it does self seed but is easily hoed up at an early stage

Definitely verbascum. It can look quite impressive and architectural. It is the favourite haunt of the mullein caterpillar (mullein moth) which has a striking black and yellow striped body. If you have the room then you should keep it.

Hi there, thank you for that info

Definitely a Japanese Azalea.:gnthb: