Identification Area

It is in the family of shield bugs, stink bugs which is in Pentatomidae. Part of the super family Pentatomoidea. Quote...."Stink Bugs are attracted to the smell of turpines in cigarettes and cigars, they are also attracted to the smell of honey." I never knew that. Learn something...

well that's what I thought... but then looking at the fruit you can see the remains of the flower calyx which is small and the tips are curled back (very much like a nightshade or even a tomato) however on a egg plant the calyx actually hugs the end of the fruit and does not curl back:skp:

Another very common Lobelia with identical flowers is Lobelia x speciosa. There are several named cultivars. It can come with red, pink, blue and purple flowers.

Hi Ziggy no worries my friend,yes that,s just great,thanks for the info

Thanks All for the identification. It seems to be as Axl states Pennisetum cream falls. :thmb: I'll find one in my local GC. Mr Zen - my neighbours only get funny when I take a spade round and start digging their plants up ! :D

Very poisonous though, holiday makers have been known to use the stems as skequers to barbecue meat, as they grow very straight & on the coast. The meat absorbed the poison & killed em. Take note Sussexgardener, this one is a must for your poisonous garden.

There are over 300 types of Hosta and they keep making more all the time. I have several types on my property. What you discribe can be close to any number of them, but slightly off. Just enjoy and venture forward for other types.

Number 1 could be Smilax aspera, it's a very common climber on the Greek islands.

I would say Star Jasmine, Trachelospermum.:thumb:

Your Viburnum xbodnantense 'Dawn' will have lovely fragrant flowers on the bare winter stems if you leave it alone, maybe you could give it a prune in the spring if it really is too big? The Cornus is mainly useful for it's red winter stem effect. Wait until March and then cut it right down...

Thank you very much ruralgardener. I love Acers. We have many different cultivars, but my knowledge is tiny, when compared to the really knowledgeable folk on the Maple forums on UBC. Many are members of the Maple Society.

The blackbirds in my garden must be immune to the poison, unless they sit there nursing tummy aches every night!

According to Dai the plant, i'm really out there.:okies:

May I make another suggestion. Berberidopsis is not the most common shrub. Especially behind a shop up an alley. May I ask you to concider a weed called Phytollacca americana. Common name Pokeweed.

Hello Pamela and welcome to GC. Yes, I agree with Sis (Kedi-Gato) and PeterS that they are Gazania and seed themselves readily here ... in saying so, I can't keep one for love nor money for even a season ... :dh: In saying that, I have an uncommon hybrid one that I've had for two years in a...

It's been a good (or bad, depending on which way you look at it) year for birdseed germinating! I am sick of removing niger seedlings from the top edge of my rockery, and like lots of others in the area have had to remove a mini-forest of cannabis seedlings! :hehe: I'm assuming these are from...

Our pleasure Steve, We love it :thumb:

Thanks Folks. I new that I would get a definitive answer here.

Hi Shobhna 0) I stroke mine ( for the attention of ziggy and others, yes I am referring to my snakes :wink: ) Snakes don't have very good hearing or eyesight for that matter and rely on sensing vibration and smell, so even if I did try and make them jump through hoops, I dont think they would...

Thanks all. I probably should have known this one as it's common enough, but I am such a beginner that I didn't know! It must be pretty resilient as it survived last winter without me taking it out, and we had snow on the ground for quite a while. Location is about 30 miles south of...