Plant & Weed ID Megathread

Watering over/under can cause that so thats a start. If its a watering issue it may be the plant is in too big a pot so the compost around the roots is staying wet? Overwatering can have the same effect as underwatering because it kills off new roots.

Chlorosis is the other issue but its not normally as "clean" as that normally with some green somewhere. A light feed might help but don't overdo it. Use something like Miracle grow that has trace elements.

pH is another possible issue if the compost is too acid roses want an ideal of neutral to slightly acid, but alkaline is fine.

Yeah, the Wych Elm. He's suggesting that you submit it as per the link.

Yes I did actually, after the reminder. It's a qualifying size and then some.

In the years I have been here I can't recall ever seeing the amount of seeds. The last few days as the temp rose in the morning they started falling like snow, and continued through most of the day. They withered and turned brown within a couple of hours. I gathered up a couple of handfulls and stuck them in compost to see how they get on.

Far South West Ireland

Yellow Horned Poppy? I have tonnes of them coming up.

yes! Flying up this year. A very attractive poppy it must be said

Hi All,

I have a big lump of Hanging Sedge (per plant id app). Its in a raised bed. Is this something a gardener would have planed or is it just there organically and growing like a weed?

Thanks

Anyone know what this is, about 3cm long

Cockchafer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cockchafer

aka Maybug ;-)

Seeing a lot of posts about them on Reddit, UK and Ireland, must be a good year for them.

Must be a good year for them alright

Literally buzzing with multitudes of them around the past week. Like little double decker drones flitting around loudly at dusk

Very clumsy lads, bad at navigation, will 100% fly into you multiple times, knock themselves out and take 20 minutes to recover

Nice to see them though. Main predators are indeed dogs 😬( oh and bats!)

A tree of that maturity should not need feeding. Laburnums are pretty reliable, but it may have a problem, its hard to tell from the photo. Sometimes trees just have an off-year, don't panic until next year. You might post a close up of one of the branches, see if it has a disease, but it could just be taking a rest.

If so, it may be better for the tree to have the trunk more exposed as covering the part of the trunk normally exposed to the air can cause trees health issues.

Well spotted…death (sometimes) by woodchip volcano.

pink flowers

Then I think we might have a winner.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%2B_Laburnocytisus_%27Adamii%27

Never a very strong grower and quite rare to see one that size.