Identification Area

I remember my granny telling me about them Ange.

I thought it was close, but I am hampered by the fact that I can't count beyond 5.:D

I`ll stick with the Hydrangea, I`ve pruned enough of them.lol And Virginia Creepers come to that.

You saved me a bit of typing there, thanks.

Hi Susanna . A nice little plant that is very tolarant of neglect . And yes there are many forms including variagated ones .. Dave

They could be Japanese bunching onions rather than true jibbons, ( sorry, spring onions ) lol

Yes Louise , Its lovely shrub but can become large unfortunatly possibily why you don't see so many around ..Dave

Thanks for clearing that up Aesculus, I should have guessed it was from one of your outings.Sorry you are disappointed about the 'plant' Angelina. I think the nearest places you will find Heliconias and Torch Gingers growing outside are Madeira and the Canaries.Pleomele (Song of India)...

My ground is coastal, sandy and windy, apparently everything it doesn't like. The arboretum is a few miles away and sheltered. Believe me, on the island everything can change just a street away, even the weather, so it wouldn't surprise me if the soil there is completely different.

:D Oh how I'd love to!!

Welcome Victoria. Sorry Victoria, it is not Pittosporum. The leaves on Pittospoum are ...Quote from Wiki..."The leaves are spirally arranged or whorled, simple, with an entire or waved (rarely lobed) margin."Ceratonia siliqua, Carob leaves are opposite each other with no terminal...

It looks like Hypericum perforatum this is the herbaceous wildflower St Johns Wort not the shrub ones Victoria

Hi Jaz & welcome to the forums,No appologies needed, we welcome questions and new people.You are very right to be concerned, bit difficult to tell from a pic as there a a few that look like that.They are not Liberty Caps (Majic mushrooms) But they could be paneolus species which are...

Thats a reliefRight off to start a thread about local names for plants.

Definitely Berberis Darwinii.

Hi Dai. Check the "Camellia" thread. I used the term Insecticide instead of Pesticide I expect a rollicking for that. Nice to see you back, mate.

I thought dogwood as well, initially, but I am swayed by the pink ceanothus which is very attractive - I haven't seen it in pink before.

I too think it could be Lavatera, species of which grow here on the main Continent wild, but it would be nice to know where Mum lives as the poster lives in France ... and is this shrub scented?

Hi Sven, glad we helped... Keep coming we are a pretty good community here... :WINK1:

I think I missed something here???