Various plants -

seen in Malta this week.


Aloe -




Metrosideros / New Zealand Christmas Tree or Spring Fire (ID by strongy)




Livingstone Daisies -




The heart of a Cycad revolta / Sago Palm -



- and the whole plant -




Schinus / Pepper Tree -





[ 21. December 2007, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: Kedi-Gato ]

 

Nice to see kedi.

 

Looking nice there, Sis xx ... waiting for the full report over the weekend.

 

Kedi, the second one is not a Bottlebrush, it does look like one as it is from the same family, but I think it is Metrosideros, could be Excelsa,, also know as the New Zealand Christmas Tree or Spring Fire.

 

Hi, strongy ... it's my fault Sis said Callistemon because she asked me first by e-mail ... but I thought it looked "odd" and did a bit of research but couldn't come up with anything. I did say to Sis that the leaves were not right and sent her a link.

I have the NZCT in my book so I'll look tomorrow again but I thought it too "spiny" for what Sis's pic was.

By the way, Sis, red peppers always grow on trees ... don't know about white and black actually.

 

Thanks for the proper ID, strongy. I've edited it in.

I like the common names, the Spring Fire one has quite taken my fancy!

Oh, we crossed replies, Sis, happened while I was editing. Ne'er mind! I'm grateful for everyones help in ID-ing. If it wasn't for yall, then I wouldn't know the names of half of the things - thanks everyone!

 

It was the leaves and flowers, the leaves were too wide and the flowers were all upward facing whereas Calistemon (and Melalueca) are cylindrical.

 

I didn't spot that strongy, but now you say it......

I was unsure about the livingstone daisy as such, but I'm sure its probably a mesem. of some kind.
Is that pepper tree leaf right LoL?
Mine are out in the frost at the moment, I'm hoping they will survive, I've got a couple undercover for insurance.

 

Great shots Kedi.

 

Morning, guys.

You are spot on with the M excelsa, strongy. I didn't think of it as it's a tree to 20 metres and I though Sis had photographed a shrub ... but I knew the leaves weren't right.

pete, I also told Sis I wasn't sure it was a Livingstone Daisy ... I'd like to see the leaves better. Sis ????

Re the pepper trees ... I believe it is S terebinthifolius (the Brazilian pepper) ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinus

... which is what we supposedly grow here, but all I've seen (as you correctly ID'd and now have) is the S molle (the Peruvian pepper) ...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schinus_molle

 

This is the best I can do to show the leaves, Sis -

 

Oh, you just wanted to show this beauty off!

I go back to my original thought to you of Lampranthus ... but I don't know this colour ... I've got purple, orange, yellow and wine-coloured.

 

I'd guess lampranthus as well.

 

I`d guess Ginger Tom. :D