Identification Area

I was an ex city dweller now living by the sea side, so these coastal plants are all new to me.

I had thought they were Echeverias (I have a lovely clump of Perle von Nurnberg with the silvery lilac sheen) .... but then I have always got these two succulents confused. :dh:

Thanks Victoria I thought it was a Verbena, my new cat has been exploring the garden a day or two ago and he was chewing on it's leaves, now he has a blister, think he is just accident prone lolk-l have already survived a recent spikey aloe vera incident so not having much luck with cats and...

Agree with you here, Lovage, that "a weed is an unwanted plant in the wrong place".Am keeping it, just didn't want it all over the garden and would like to know what it is as i've never seen it in the shops.

OK thanks - from your description I withdraw the '' bizzie Lizzie '' guess! Seems to be from the nettle family. Cheers

It doesn't sound like a "sport" to me, that tends to be one or two flowers on an otherwise normal plant.Is it possible that the clump was mixed and the blue ones have died out?

I'd be harvesting it throughout winter, as and when I needed some. Sage is a great winter herb when the annual herbs are all finished. It's not just for sage and onion stuffing, it adds flavour to all sorts, especially soups and stews. Sage is also supposedly good at helping the digestion,...

Thanks for that pete will give them ago in spring and see what happens:gnthb:

yep, agreed on all counts

Berberis I'm fairly sure, but not B.darwinii as the leaves look too large. I'd go for B. calliantha or B. buxifolia.Photo of B. calliantha here >

Looks like a tropical stow away accacia, I get loads of these in my tree ferns which seem to love germinating in the trunk. I have one which I removed and planted in a pot. They get quite big quite quickly, fully hardy so far and respond well to heavy pruning if you want to keep the juvenile...

Hi there, I have added my location, wiltshire UK - so yes we do get a few frosts ( coming soon to a place near you s00k), could I get away with protecting it in-situ, with as suggested some mulch and maybe some hay or straw....and perhaps a duvet :hehe:. Either way...in-situ or the...

Peri and Kandy, Oscar says thanks for the info :gnthb: k-l k-l

Ooooh! Daisy. You know what, I spend an eternity trying to grow shrubs like yours, it looks gorgeous! Oh woods woman, please spare that tree....:hehe::lollol:

If there are thorns on it, then it doesn't sound like honeysuckle OR cornus!:hehe:

As far as I`m aware it can affect any species of tree. :gnthb:

Chris - glad that your son seems to be fine, but as Clueless says - do get it checked out! Any small amount of something that could be toxic is a danger, and, you should really get proper first aid advice in what to do should he do something similar again - if he's that way inclined to munch on...

That's why I put 'green' in quotes. :thumb:Iâ??d be very surprised if this was really the case. :cnfs:I would only use a pure soap like Stergene on plants, I've heard it said that washing up liquid contains ingredients that are harmful to plants. :gnthb:

Hi Everyone;After a bit of investigative surfing, I'm almost certain that a plant my mum was recently given is the Ctenanthe Oppenheimiana Tricolor (Bamburanta)Any tips on its likes & dislikes, (favourable conditions for healthy growth, feeding & watering, etc,) would be greatfully...

Hi there, can I ask of you guys if the spine on the underside of the leaf is spikey...as I have just dug a load up from various places on the allotment. What sort of flowers do they grow...are they more or less "a weed" and is it worth leaving some in... are they useful for anything. Many...