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standardg60 · 20-10-2019 11:06am

finla wrote: »

Looks like an agapanthus. There's a lot of different varieties.

Nope, nerine lilies

looksee · 20-10-2019 11:38am

They vanish completely till the flower stalks come up, followed by the leaves, so you have to be careful not to dig them up. Lovely flowers.

ravendude · 20-10-2019 12:02pm

standardg60 wrote: »

Nope, nerine lilies

Thanks! Looking there and that's def the one.
A striking flower for this time of year!
Think I will be putting a lot more of these in!

ravendude · 20-10-2019 12:03pm

looksee wrote: »

They vanish completely till the flower stalks come up, followed by the leaves, so you have to be careful not to dig them up. Lovely flowers.

Yep,they came up out if nowhere in a house we are renting while extending our own. A very pleasant surprise

kylith · 22-10-2019 4:35pm

Any idea what this is? It smells heavenly

Igotadose · 22-10-2019 4:38pm

Meadowsweet?

looksee · 22-10-2019 6:55pm

I think it is Russian Vine, which is an invasive mad grower, also called mile-a-minute plant.

kylith · 22-10-2019 7:25pm

looksee wrote: »

I think it is Russian Vine, which is an invasive mad grower, also called mile-a-minute plant.

I think meadowsweet is more likely. It was more shrubby looking than viney

22-10-2019 7:34pm

kylith wrote: »

I think meadowsweet is more likely. It was more shrubby looking than viney

This is definitely NOT Meadowsweet!

Looks like Himalayan Knotweed, or a close relative, monumentally invasive, read up on it if its in your own property.

macraignil · 22-10-2019 7:40pm

Deleted User wrote: »

This is definitely NOT Meadowsweet!

Looks like Himalayan Knotweed, or a close relative, monumentally invasive, read up on it if its in your own property.

Was just looking at online images myself and agree it looks like Himalayan knotweed to me. The leaves are a bit longer than the Japanese variety I thought it might be at first.

kylith · 22-10-2019 7:57pm

[Deleted User] wrote: »

This is definitely NOT Meadowsweet!

Looks like Himalayan Knotweed, or a close relative, monumentally invasive, read up on it if its in your own property.

Dammit, I was afraid of it being something like that. It’s not on my property, I stumbled across it in town earlier and thought it smelled gorgeous, and that if it was doable I’d take a cutting. Knotweeds are a bit too easy to propogate though.

my3cents · 23-10-2019 12:17am

Another vote for Himalayan Knotweed

http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Himalayan-knotweed.pdf - leaf comparisons at bottom of the page.

Edit> If it still has that much leaf its not too late to get the Gylphosate out.

kylith · 23-10-2019 2:27pm

my3cents wrote: »

Another vote for Himalayan Knotweed

http://www.biodiversityireland.ie/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/Himalayan-knotweed.pdf - leaf comparisons at bottom of the page.

Edit> If it still has that much leaf its not too late to get the Gylphosate out.

Looks like that's what it is so. Thankfully it's nowhere near my garden.

my3cents · 24-10-2019 2:19pm

I've seen big clumps of Himalayan Knotweed in a few sites including ones that have been bulldozed and relandscaped. Can't remember seen the Himalayan Knotweed surviving the experience and this would have been long before the current outcry about JK. So I suspect Hmalayan Knotweed isn't as much of a problem plant as its Japanese relative.

27-10-2019 1:43pm

This plant was growing in my garden for a while. I can't remember where it came from but I potted it up over the summer and it looks like it's doing well. Anyone know what it is?

New Home · 27-10-2019 1:48pm

Chrysanthemum.

27-10-2019 2:17pm

And also this? It's dying back at the moment. Last year i cut it down to the ground and it grew back up again. Can't remember where or when I got it...

New Home · 27-10-2019 2:20pm

Sorry, no idea on that one.

standardg60 · 28-10-2019 12:52pm

Baptisia, always struggle to remember that one as it's not around long.

rje66 · 29-10-2019 11:29pm

Charleigh Icy SWordplay wrote: »

And also this? It's dying back at the moment. Last year i cut it down to the ground and it grew back up again. Can't remember where or when I got it...

Teucrium fruitcans??

29-10-2019 11:51pm

rje66 wrote: »

Teucrium fruitcans??

No i think Baptisia is right i just haven't seen it flower since i bought it because I've been pruning it down to the ground like an eejit... Thanks anyway though

this thread is such a great help.

13-11-2019 12:01pm

I wonder can anyone identify the exact name of this one for me.

looksee · 13-11-2019 12:58pm

How exact are you looking for? Its a cymbidium orchid but not sure of the cultivar, could be Red Velvet but I am guessing.

13-11-2019 1:01pm

looksee wrote: »

How exact are you looking for? Its a cymbidium orchid but not sure of the cultivar, could be Red Velvet but I am guessing.

Not sure how exact. The person who bought it is the kind of person who likes to have a hidden message in everything he does. So I wanted to look up the exact flower and see if the gifting of it has a traditional double meaning or hidden narrative that I might not have known about.

New Home · 13-11-2019 1:21pm

These might help:

https://www.flowermeaning.com/orchid-flower-meaning/
https://www.teleflora.com/meaning-of-flowers/orchid
http://plainviewpure.com/the-amazing-true-history-of-orchids-and-what-their-colors-represent/

looksee · 13-01-2020 8:21pm

You may or may not have broken the law in a similar way to those people who introduced the various rogue plants now out of control and infesting the countryside. However a. its a tree and b. it probably won't survive here so presumably no harm done. Hopefully. My first thought was Indian Bean Tree (catalpa), but the leaves are not right.

macraignil · 13-01-2020 8:24pm

Might it be a Carob tree? It looks to have dropped some leaves in your photos and the images I found online for carob tree are a bit variable so not sure to be honest. Are the beans very regular in size? I think the weight of the carob seeds is supposed to be so constant that it was used as a way to weigh out valuable goods and the name is the root of the carrot unit used for the weight of diamonds and gold nuggets. The carob is a fairly widespread tree in the Mediterranean climate that produces bean pods but there are lots of other possibilities.

ravendude · 13-01-2020 8:40pm

These?
Some type of Echium or Euphorbia stygiana?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FKutYJOhY_9tglxi0SZEUAyaTZZb67kK/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FKutYJOhY_9tglxi0SZEUAyaTZZb67kK

macraignil · 13-01-2020 9:06pm

ravendude wrote: »

These?
Some type of Echium or Euphorbia stygiana?

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1FKutYJOhY_9tglxi0SZEUAyaTZZb67kK/view?usp=sharing

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1FKutYJOhY_9tglxi0SZEUAyaTZZb67kK

Looks like Euphorbia to me.

v638sg7k1a92bx · 17-01-2020 3:31pm

Does anyone know the name of this please https://imgur.com/a/sj30E5b

New Home · 17-01-2020 3:36pm

Trachelospermum/ Rynchospermum Jasminoides, I think.

https://www.gardenia.net/plant/trachelospermum-jasminoides-star-jasmine

standardg60 · 18-01-2020 9:39pm

Jasmine Weak Home wrote: »

Does anyone know the name of this please https://imgur.com/a/sj30E5b

I'm pretty certain it's a vinca, not too many white ones so probably 'gertrude jekyll'.

New Home · 18-01-2020 9:42pm

standardg60 wrote: »

I'm pretty certain it's a vinca, not too many white ones so probably 'gertrude jekyll'.

Actually, looking at the leaves, I agree with this. Scrap my previous answer.

standardg60 · 18-01-2020 10:03pm

New Home wrote: »

Actually, looking at the leaves, I agree with this. Scrap my previous answer.

In fairness it wasn't a bad guess New Home, they're pretty similar! :-).

New Home · 18-01-2020 11:16pm

I blame the fact that I was looking at that pic on my phone, while tonight I was on my laptop.

Live at Three · 01-02-2020 10:08pm

Flowering climber seen on holidays in the Canaries. Any ideas? I guessed Bouganvillea but was told it's definitely not.

New Home · 01-02-2020 10:12pm

Definitely not bouganvillea. Definitely.

Speedsie · 01-02-2020 10:19pm

Live at Three wrote: »

Flowering climber seen on holidays in the Canaries. Any ideas? I guessed Bouganvillea but was told it's definitely not.

Possibly a pink convolvulus?

But definitely not bougainvillea.

Live at Three · 01-02-2020 10:53pm

Speedsie wrote: »

Possibly a pink convolvulus?

But definitely not bougainvillea.

Yeah, the person who took the pic said it was just like a convolvulus. Stems and leaves don't look very convulvular though.

New Home · 01-02-2020 11:10pm

Is it possible that there are two plants intertwined? Some of the leaves I can see look like passiflora to me.

If that were the case, the flowers could be one of the many varieties of Morning Glory.

Speedsie · 02-02-2020 8:59am

Live at Three wrote: »

Yeah, the person who took the pic said it was just like a convolvulus. Stems and leaves don't look very convulvular though.

From the pic I thought, like a poster above, that the were 2 plants, the main hedging plant, and a secondary one twining through, like a honeysuckle through a privet hedge.

looksee · 02-02-2020 11:43pm

Agreed the foliage looks like passiflora. I couldn't get any closer than convolvulous for the flowers, but they don't look quite right, there is usually a bit of petal effect or ridges, they look a bit smooth.

New Home · 03-02-2020 12:03am

The flowers themselves look a tiny bit like hibiscus tree (minus the pistil/stamen).

https://www.palms-exotics.co.uk/thumbs/400x400/images/user/46-040215165608.jpg

angeldaisy · 09-02-2020 12:40am

Anyone help with this please, first time seeing it flower, have a vague recollection of planting it several years ago.

looksee · 09-02-2020 12:09pm

I think its this https://futureforests.ie/products/salix-gracilistyla-mount-aso - pink pussy willow. Very pretty, think I will have to have one of those!

GrumpyMe · 09-02-2020 8:53pm

angeldaisy wrote: »

Anyone help with this please, first time seeing it flower, have a vague recollection of planting it several years ago.

Maybe https://www.claireaustin-hardyplants.co.uk/products/sanguisorba-menziesii

pnecilcaser · 12-02-2020 11:34pm

hey I saw this on zero waste festival page - seed swap in trinity - free event!

https://www.zerowastefestival.ie/pop-up/zero-waste-pop-up-tcd-green-week-seed-swap/

messin doorman · 25-03-2020 11:24am

Sorry to post in perhaps the wrong place. I have a q regarding plant identification and I am wondering whether a mod might please fix my account to allow me to upload three photos please, as I am a new user.

messin doorman · 26-03-2020 5:12pm

Just wondering if a moderator might be able to look into my request please.

Im a new user (need five posts to upload pictures/file).

Wondering if a mod might be in a position to waive that and allow me to post. If necessary, I'll make a few bland posts about champions league elsewhere, but maybe you can save everyone from the unnecessary! Thank you

Reckless Abandonment · 26-03-2020 5:58pm

Find a few threads your interested in. Make a few comments. Boom sorted

we're all eager to see this plant of yours

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