Identification Area

Pretty sure now it's Xylaria polymorpha. Inedible, but uneaten (!)... so bad luck everyone I'm still around :D

Hi Hornbeam thanks for letting me know what a bullace is I shall be on the lookout for it .

The photos are lovely i love fungi..they take lovely photos will have to see if i can find one to take a photo of..

lovely with scottish cheddar frogesque. :D not that there`s ever many to go round as ive eaten most of GD before i leave the gh.i have given a few MM away though,it makes me feel less guilty.

Ours will get a good haircut when its finished flowering :D

I think that's a white cherry. Found a tree of them on my friend's allotment. They taste amazing.

thanks, I think I'll remove it now!!

See this: http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Arum+maculatum I don't think anyone would eat much of it!

Thanks everyone. It's a pretty little gem with a lovely leaf that might do well in a hanging basket or gravel garden but I think you would need to keep an eye on it.

Thanks Liz, That certainly does look like the one I have. The labeling on the photo implies that it is a mutant - does anyone know what this means in plant terms, and whether or not it is likely to be stable, or if the mutant has a specific varietal name etc...?

Thanks palustris, I never thought of root cuttings. Jazid I find the wood needs to get full sun to ripen, otherwise its almost herbacous and takes a long time to recover the following spring.

Great - thanks! I shall be creeping round collecting some seed then

Deeper pink thats all. It does not set seed (most double flowers are sterile), it spreads by roots.

My goodness, I have used the sticky paper I would have never thought it would adhere a bird! Sorry to hear that dalbuie.

at the end of each dried petal there is a thin long black bit that is the seed for next year.

:D :D OK.. :D

Eagle eyes suedobie, I think Ville De Lyon is a contender. Beth Currie is beautiful but perhaps the petals a little pointy.

Not sure of the ID of this, but the best time for moving perennial grasses is Spring, just as the new growth starts. This is also the best time for dividing them too, as root growth recommences after winter dormancy.

Just bought a packet of Cosmos seeds from a 'bargain bin'. Should make a nice splash for next year.

They change the names just to confuse us, its easy to get them wrong, thats one reason I just said "daisy"., but I suppose they'll change that as well one day. :D