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  1. walnut

    walnut Gardener

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    This just grew in a pot must have been a stray seed

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    This seed pod was used as a decoration in a bunch of flowers
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  2. Victoria

    Victoria Lover of Exotic Flora

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    Hi, walnut. It rather looks like a Graptopetalum, related to the Echeveria. Did it have star-shaped or tubular flowers?

    http://www.webshots.com/explore/graptopetalum

    I'm sure pete will know what it is. [​IMG]

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  3. walnut

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    Hi LoL the grapto has the same rosette but the leaves are not bulbous enough its flower hasn't opened fully yet.
     
  4. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    Hi walnut, it looks a bit echeveria like to me, or even sempervivium, would perhaps be easier when the flowers open. These rosette type plants are a bit confusing to me, the flower buds look familiar, as does that seed pod in the bottom pic.
    I'm sure its a common flower. [​IMG]
     
  5. walnut

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    Thanks LoL and Pete,the seed pod does look a bit like teasel but is about 6cm long and the thorny bits are not long enough,I agree the plant could be a sempervivum see what the flowers like when it opens.
     
  6. pete

    pete Growing a bit of this and a bit of that....

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    I'm sure the seed pod isn't teasel walnut.
     
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