Solved Help with this one please

My brother has recently moved house and needs an id for this plant please.



Sorry about the picture quality on this one. The same plant but it has black berries at the base.

 

Hi Sheal, Ophiopogon and Liriope both have black berries but those leaves don't look wide enough or arching enough. Hang on, it's coming to me.....how about Tulbaghia? http://www.google.fr/imgres?imgurl=...r=5010&page=1&start=0&ndsp=12&ved=0CC8QrQMwAg

 

Or maybe Libertia?

 

Good call, Palustris We'll have to wait for it to flower to be sure......

 

Thanks for the suggestions Noisette and Palustris. I'll pass them on to my brother to see what he thinks, if he's still not sure then we'll have to wait for flowers.

 

My first thought was Libertia peregrinans....the one with a variegated leaf.
Or am I imagining a slight stripe to 2nd pic?
However I discounted the idea as I think it has seed pods seeds rather than black berries...maybe you could check this.

http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/163098/

It is beautiful in cold winter turning sort of orange in colour.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=l...GcjJPP_hgYAG&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728

http://talismanplants.weebly.com/store/p1/Libertia_peregrinans_(NZ_coastal_Iris).html

It is a complete thug.
It grows by sending out roots that make more baby plants.
In our old home, a few plants over time, completely filled an enormous area.
In the end we hand weeded every scrap out, before it expanded even more to other areas with precious plants in.

 

I think you've probably hit the nail on the head Silver Surfer, thank you! Could it be the berries have turned black over winter?

I'll report back to my brother.