Plant & Weed ID Megathread

The third one looks almost identical to Alworthia (Aloe Vera crossed with Haworthia)

Alworthia Black Gem is the one I have I think

Lovely plants!

Some advice needed, please. I bought 3 fruit trees from Lidl a few weeks ago, and planted them according to the instructions on the label. They were plum trees BTW. My 1st choice from the few that were available was a fine hardy big specimen, with the buds showing a little bit of green leaf even back then. The 2nd plant , while not as strong as the 1st one, was hardy enough, with plenty of buds visible. The 3rd one, was definitely on life-support, but I took it anyway. So now fast forward a bit, and the situation is, Tree Nr 1, looks to be dying. Gone is the emerging green tips on the bud's, and the stem's / branch's seem to be shedding their skin, and turning a rusty color. ( sorry, but I'm unable to upload the pics)
Tree Nr 2 is thriving, already showing leaves, and Nr 3 has made a good recovery....the bud's are starting to show a hint of green at their tips.
The only thing that I can think of what happened to Tree Nr. 1 was that after planting, we had a few nights of heavy frost, so would the frost account for the condition of tree Nr 1? Or would something else have caused it? For now, I will leave it in situ,,,in the hope that maybe it will make a comeback, as the frost should not have any effect on the root's? Any advice?
Thank's for any help you can give.
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looksee wrote: »

They should not have been showing leaf a few weeks ago - I just put in one yesterday which has no sign of leaves at all (Lidl apple tree) but I have no doubt it is fine. A plum tree is just showing a couple of leaves and both are fine. Supermarkets like Lidl have no idea how to look after plants and they are often kept too warm for too long so that they are sprouting before they should.

Anyway, yes, probably the frost affected the damaged tree. Have you been watering them? We have had about a week of dry breezy weather now and newly planted thing will dry out very quickly. Give them a good drink - not a sprinkle from a hose, a steady gallon or so poured on slowly. And presumably you have them staked? Not to keep the stem rigid, its better for them to flex, but to make sure the roots do not rock in the ground.

Don't give up on the dodgy tree yet, if it has not produced any leaves in another month then likely it is not going to rally, but give it time.

Yes you are dead right about the leaves appearing. At about the same time I bought the plum tree's in Lidl, I also bought some apple trees ( Golden Delicious) in Aldi, and again planted them as per instructions, but its only since the temp went up a bit last week that the buds are starting to show a bit of green at their tips, whereas their brothers still in Aldi, are actually showing Flowers...but then again, they are right inside the windows in the local Aldi shop,,,,greenhouse effect, sun shining straight in the windows directly on to the tree's. I'll run the garden hose on to them tomorrow, including the rusty one.... I can't figure out how to create an URL to post the pics, but the "Green Skin" on the branches, has started to peel off, and it looks exactly like rust particles flaking off metal. Best way I can describe it. Thanks for your help, Looksee.

No pic, I think you do not have enough posts to put up a pic. Any chance its this http://www.wildflowersofireland.net/plant_detail.php?id_flower=177&wildflower=Montbretia ? The bulbs are kind of flattish with a rough skin and are often in 'stacks'.

If that’s what they are take care planting them, they have a habit of running riot and taking over.

Found this lost under collapsed clematis/honeysuckle/perennial sweetpea mess.
Looks like purple beech but I'm not convinced - any alternative suggestions?
It is about 1m high and .5m on top of an almost bare stem(s) probably from the lack of light!

https://imgur.com/vhyST5g
https://i.imgur.com/CITpi5M.jpg

3x1.5mm at most

GrumpyMe wrote: »

3x1.5mm at most

Made me think of this type of myrtle. But just guessing really.

Privet maybe.. I've seen go that colour when stressed.

Hi all, can anyone identify this plant, Im fencing a small area to graze my goats and want to make sure there's nothing poisonous for them there, I dont know what this is though, any ideas?

Deleted User wrote: »

Foxglove, Digitalis purpurea

Thank you

They're toxic to goats and many other animals so they'll be dug up tomorrow

macraignil wrote: »

They have very good flowers for bumble bees if you have somewhere to move them to .

Ill try and find a goat proofed home for them