Plant identification and pest help

Davesnave

I think the corydalis is lutea. That's what grew as a 'weed' in my old garden.

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Fay

Dave-that's a pretty plant so I wouldn't mind it growing, but it's spreading like wild fire so pretty weed like in my garden too! Can I ask, is that a dahlia in your avatar? It's stunning, I would love to have some dahlias, we have a south facing front garden, is that a good aspect for them?

Here are some close up's of the potential weed!

Davesnave

Fay wrote: »

Dave is that a dahlia in your avatar? It's stunning, I would love to have some dahlias, we have a south facing front garden, is that a good aspect for them?

Here are some close up's of the potential weed!

Yes, I think your weed will be lutea, as flexuosa has a purplish tinge to the stems and the leaf is a bit more finely divided. I have that too, but only in pots at the moment, though it also grows like a weed.

The dahlia is one I bred. It is supposed to be being released by one of the major nursery companies, either here or in the USA, but these things take years of evaluation (or years of keeping it away from rival companies, perhaps!:(;))

Meanwhile, the picture is all I have of it, as I lost all my dahlias in the December frosts. They were drying out in the polytunnel when we hit the low temperatures. All have been replaced already, except that one, but I'm hopeful that one of my friends or relatives will have a survivor somewhere.

South facing is what we are here, and it's very suitable for dahlias, so long as they have enough shelter, support and feed.

Fay

Dave you sound like an extremely experienced gardener, I hope it time to build my knowledge up but don't think I will reach your level. Thank you for the help with these plants-I think I will set about 'trying' to control some of the lutea.I really hope that your dahlia does get released, it's really beautiful. I tried to grow some dahlias at my last house but they were destroyed by slugs-lucikly we have a hedgehog at this house so I'm hoping the problem won't be as bad, although I've noticed by neighbour has industrial size tubs of slug pellets in his greenhouse, so maybe I'm too hopeful!

peter_the_piper

Sorry to hear about the dahlias, we were lucky this year the heater did not fail like it did in the spring. Lost about 50 different geraniums, some irreplaceable, but that's life.

Davesnave

Fay wrote: »

Dave you sound like an extremely experienced gardener.

Not experienced enough to avoid the obvious danger to our dahlias, though in my defence, in previous winters I've not had livestock to worry about, and facilities here are still primitive.

Smallholding and nursery work is a difficult relationship. The hens and sheep won last winter.

Peter, I'm not replacing some things. It's a whole new experience for me and I don't want to sell allegedly 'hardy' plants which are going to die on folk.

yumyums

Sorry, I hope you really don't mind me sabotaging your thread but didn't want to start a new one just for one plant. Please let me know if you'd like me to move this

Can anyone identify this plant? It's a low growing, creeping thing. Stayed green over winter


Here's a close up showing that it's got white-ish buds appearing at the moment:


Thanks for any help and apologies again for butting in!

peter_the_piper

Phlox subalata or douglasii. Great little plant. You can propagate by checking the stems for rootlets and plant these in a small pot.

yumyums

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Phlox subalata or douglasii. Great little plant. You can propagate by checking the stems for rootlets and plant these in a small pot.

Thank you thank you! Over the winter I thought it was quite ugly and was thinking of getting rid of it, but yesterday I noticed it was actually starting to look much nicer. Will take some cuttings to put in other places.

Fay

A few more if anyone is still up for helping, I think this will have identified most of the mysterious plants now-until the summer ones start I guess!



There are two in the following pic, one on the left with a small blue flower now forming and what seems like a ground creeper that is in other places too









This is an unknown climber but I'm sure when we viewed the house there were orange flowers on it, kind of hanging clusters


Thank you all once again