We’d like to remind Forumites to please avoid political debate on the Forum.

This is to keep it a safe and useful space for MoneySaving discussions. Threads that are – or become – political in nature may be removed in line with the Forum’s rules. Thank you for your understanding.

📨 Have you signed up to the Forum's new Email Digest yet? Get a selection of trending threads sent straight to your inbox daily, weekly or monthly!
The Forum now has a brand new text editor, adding a bunch of handy features to use when creating posts. Read more in our how-to guide

Plant Identification

jm2926
jm2926 Posts: 901 Forumite
Hi Folks,

Could you help identify some plants in my new garden so I can figure out how to care for them please? Have to confess I've been pretty busy with the move and the plants, especially the pots have been left to their own devices. Many Thanks

1/ This is growing in a pot -

20140804_211655.jpg

And a close up of it -

20140804_211659.jpg

2/ The ceramic pot this is in is totally full of water, clearly has no drainage, but maybe the plant likes it? There's been no shotage of sun and rain and it's been totally uncared for the last month and it looks just the same as it did originally-

20140804_211310.jpg

And a close up -

20140804_211327.jpg

3/ Surviving uncared for -

20140804_211230.jpg

4/ Lovely blue flowers -
20140804_211247.jpg.html

Close up
20140804_211252.jpg

5/Is This dead? It has a label, it's a snapdragon.
20140804_211205.jpg

6/Shrub

20140804_211106.jpg

7/ Removed an old rickity table and found this beneath -
20140804_211437.jpg

8/ And this hiding in a very shady corner -

20140804_211529.jpg

9/ In the same shady corner -

20140804_211518.jpg

10/ Ground cover type of plant -

20140804_211626.jpg

11/ small apple tree? (and stake)

20140804_211644.jpg

12/ Sorry hard to see black seed/flower heads -

20140804_211604.jpg

And another the same growing through another plant -

20140804_211546.jpg

13/ Random shrub -

20140804_211537.jpg

Comments

  • REEN
    REEN Posts: 547 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker
    1. Lysimachia nummularia aurea
    2. Achmea fasciata
    3. Hoya?
    4. Campanula Elizabeth Oliver
    10. Ajuga reptans burgundy glow
    12. Welsh poppy
  • holgate79
    holgate79 Posts: 72 Forumite
    6. Choysia?
    7. Hellebore ( Christmas rose)
  • Aries
    Aries Posts: 477 Forumite
    3 Stephonosis ? maybe .
    Member of the £2 savers club.£320
    so far
    saving for Holiday :j

    You are never too Old to learn new tricks.:rotfl:
  • Cordie
    Cordie Posts: 274 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    I think no.2 may be a bromeliad, if it is then it is usually seen as a house plant in this country.
  • RAS
    RAS Posts: 36,438 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    1. Creeping Jenny (as per Reen)
    3. possibly Stephanosis?
    4. Campunala
    5. Its a snapdrogon and has seed heads (with masses of seeds). Also looks very dry. Remove seed heads and water? May recover. Even better plant it in soil.
    6. Skimmia?
    7. hellebore - probably orientalis
    8. possibly rhododendron
    9/ Weigilia? (SP)
    10 Aruga
    11. Apple
    12 - Welsh poppy, another self seeder
    If you've have not made a mistake, you've made nothing
  • 6. Pieris?
    9. Fushia?
    Ditch 100 in January Challenge 100/100
    Ditch 100 in February Challenge 114/100
    Ditch 100 in March Challenge 100/100
    Ditch 100 in April Challenge 75/100
  • 6-definitely pieris
    7) hellebore
  • REEN
    REEN Posts: 547 Forumite
    500 Posts Third Anniversary Combo Breaker
    Could 13 be a spirea?
  • 3 - Honeysuckle or clematis. They can have very similar leaves, but very different flowers which will help identify the plant.

    4 - agree with others that this is a Campanula

    6 - Pieris

    7 - Looks like a peony. It should start dying off (but will grow back from the ground next year with beautiful flowers)

    8 - As suggested by RAS I agree that this is possibly a rhododendron
  • Elsewhere
    Elsewhere Posts: 752 Forumite
    I think 8 is cherry laurel - it looks too glossy and bright green to be a rhododendron.

    nb. I suggest you don't let no. 1 escape from its pot or it will be everywhere!
This discussion has been closed.
Meet your Ambassadors

🚀 Getting Started

Hi new member!

Our Getting Started Guide will help you get the most out of the Forum

Categories

  • All Categories
  • 353.6K Banking & Borrowing
  • 254.2K Reduce Debt & Boost Income
  • 455.1K Spending & Discounts
  • 246.6K Work, Benefits & Business
  • 603K Mortgages, Homes & Bills
  • 178.1K Life & Family
  • 260.6K Travel & Transport
  • 1.5M Hobbies & Leisure
  • 16K Discuss & Feedback
  • 37.7K Read-Only Boards

Is this how you want to be seen?

We see you are using a default avatar. It takes only a few seconds to pick a picture.