Identification Area

I think it's a great place too Mondo.:thumb::D

I would think Rudbeckia at this time of year. They always manage to put some colour in your garden when most things are past their best.

I want some!

Feverfew. One of the daisy family of plants, sometimes used in the cure for migraine. I've got loads of it to attract insects because it usually has hundreds of florets on each plant and grows to about a metre in height.

Thanks for the info :thumb:

:hehe::hehe: Strongy, I note that you chose not to make mention of the not very nice name of your beloved Callistemon.

Hi Kedi, I think it is Ipomoea Batatas Tricolor (Pink Potato).

Oh thanks TS...Absolutley right - 3 stars ***The trees in question are indeed, Catalpa bignonioides (Indian bean tree).I finally had a reply to my mail from the House.Thanks for your response!

Apologies - the antennae suggest it is some kind of wasp (possibly feeding on the whitefly in the carrot foliage?). Possibly an immature wasp of some kind?

I've done a bit more research and, for anybody who may want to know, the fungus is a 'fairy club fungus' called clavulinopsis luteoalba. Now I just have to find out what to do about it - none of the websites that identify it give any suggestions as to how to get rid of it - any ideas gratefully...

Don't pick sloes until after the first frost, or alternatively, pick them and pop them in the freezer for a bit.

Now that's what I call quick! Thanks very much for identifying them for me. Just phoned my dad and told him what you said, and he is making up labels for them both. Alan

Hi Steph could be Osteospermum (Cape Daisy)

That looks pot-bound to me. The roots are probably getting too moist. Succulents need very sharp drainage - re-pot it in a bigger pot, with sandy or gritty compost and lots of bits of crock at the bottom I would say. I'm not an expert on succulents though, so if someone else comes along and...

Thanks. I'll pull the little buggers off soon

Aesculus, I thought you`d pick up on it.:hehe::hehe::gnthb:

I hope it's ok to reopen an old thread but am here with update and questions.I kept the tree Liriodendron chinense and had it heavily cut back at the same time as they removed the leylandii. It's much wider now and heading straight for the telephone wires again so I guess it needs cutting...

I gotta know.. DO THEY WAG THEIR TAILS :rotfl:

Your plant is Pilea Peperomiodes, very peperomia like.

Hello lindyco. Your flower is a Celosia cristata, the Crested Cockscomb also known as Brain Celosia or Wool Flowers. They are not as common as the Celosia plumosa, Prince of Wales Feathers. Yours appears to be the original tall variety which florists would use. I have the dwarf variety in...