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Solved ID required please

Discussion in 'Identification Area' started by Jowo, May 25, 2021.

  1. Jowo

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    Hi all, can anybody please I.D these 2 plants please?
    The second looks like a Gunnera but can't be due to its location and ever green over winter. Some have suggested a Fatsia but I'm not convinced IMG_20210524_092722.jpg IMG_20210422_073337.jpg IMG_20210422_073337.jpg IMG_20210422_073354.jpg
     
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    the first one may be Helleborus foetidus

    and the other Acanthus ? does it have long spikes of purple flowers ?
     
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      Agree with Spruce, second is definitely Acanthus mollis
       
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        thanks John just coudnt think of the variety
         
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          @Jowo Your Acanthus bed will provide a good show once in bloom, a very architectural plant with unusual colouring.
           
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            Thank you all for your input. We thought it was a hellebore of some description but I've never seen one so large. The Acanthus isn't mine unfortunately. I admire it everyday on my way to work and have never seen it in any garden centre. I'm surprised to hear it flowers!! I look forward to that. Many thanks again
             
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              @Jowo The Acanthus will have spikes of purple and white flowers in late summer and is known as Bears Breech or Bears Breeches.:smile:
               
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                Acanthus grows easy from seeds if they happen to fall your way when passing ;) They take about 3 years to get to flowering size though.
                 
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                  Definitely a hellebore, trifoliate leaves, maybe argutifolius but not foetidus as leaves don't appear palmate enough
                   
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                    I agree with @flounder, it's argutifolius (corsicus). Like foetidus, it's a longer flowering hellebore than the 'normal' hellebores and both have pale green flowers.
                     
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                      At least I was going in the right direction :rolleyespink::biggrin:
                       
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                      Thank you all so much! I look forward to the hellebore flowering. Always good to get a nice surprise in a new garden! Now I know what the Acanthus is, I've read it's quite invasive so I'll maybe steer clear and admire from a distance
                       
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