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Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
Okay... first off, another big thank you to everyone who responded. It was
interesting to see the verifications and debate about some of the species. The ones that I am still not sure about are as follows (and I've thrown a few more in as well...); http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0005.jpg This is a close up of that 'dead at the bottom' shrub that borders my rear patio and is in need of pruning. I had an id as a cherry laurel, but there are no berries on this shrub. We established it's not a mtn. laurel. I think Yaupon Holly got mentioned somewhere, where only the females get berries. Is this male yaupon? This is a new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0002.jpg The penny is there cus I've always wanted to do that ;-) One that didn't get id'd in the last round; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0001.jpg Another new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0003.jpg Another from the last round that I don't think was id'd correctly. We had offerings of Mexican Petunia, but the leaves are the wrong shape. The other suggestion was Salvia. I'm thinking there would be a strong aroma if it was salvia? There is no obvious aroma from the leaves, but with my ignorance that doesn't mean anything!! http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0004.jpg And this one has me confused; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/plants10.jpg We had ids as Liriope, Porcelain Berry and Mondo grass. Looking at my books and pics on the web, I don't believe it is any of these - feel free to correct me... Based on your identifications and for the more elusive ones, comparisons to other pictures, I believe the following are certainties (using filenames as Id); From this webpage; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/ #3 - Elephant ears To answer madgardener's question; the biggest leaves are about two foot in length. There is lots of new growth at the base and I gather from a neighbour that it's a bit of a pest in these parts. #4 & #11 - Nandina domesticus (Heavenly bamboo) #6 & #7 - Juniper #8 - Sword fern #9 - Rhododendron - this got interesting when I realised that laurel, azalea and rhododendron are all part of the same family... still learning! #11 - Azalea... I guess I need to distinguish the differences... #14 - Shrimp plant #15 - Japanese Holly Fern #16 - Liriope #17 - Argeratum "Gregg's Blue Mist" (Thanks Victoria :-) #18 - Maidenhair Fern #19 - Fatsia Japonica #20 - Rose - we all knew that, but not sure of variety - certainly not a typical English type rose... #21 - Poinsettia - wow - I thought it looked familiar, but it isn't doing the whole red leaf thing so wasn't obvious to me. #22 - Vinca major #23 - Asparagus fern #24 - Bronze ajuga #26 & #30 - Cyperus #28 - Euonymus (burning bush) #29 - Common violet #30 - Rubus - ouch :-/ #33 - Hardy ginger #34 - Indian Hawthorn - I have masses of this #35 - Aucuba Japonica a.k.a. Japanese Laurel #36 - Russelia Equisetiformis a.k.a. firecracker plant - thank you Cereoid- UR12-:-) I particularly like this pretty little thing. Think I will propagate this one... Phew - I think that will do for now. Hope this isn't too much of a headache! It's probably been entertaining for my neighbours... seeing me dash outside every now and again, fondle my plants, maybe take a picture then run back inside again. lol! -- Lynda |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
This is a new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0002.jpg The penny is there cus I've always wanted to do that ;-) Asparagus Spendurii One that didn't get id'd in the last round; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0001.jpg Polkadot plant Another new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0003.jpg Another of the Asparagus ferns Another from the last round that I don't think was id'd correctly. We had offerings of Mexican Petunia, but the leaves are the wrong shape. The other suggestion was Salvia. I'm thinking there would be a strong aroma if it was salvia? There is no obvious aroma from the leaves, but with my ignorance that doesn't mean anything!! http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0004.jpg And this one has me confused; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/plants10.jpg We had ids as Liriope, Porcelain Berry and Mondo grass. Looking at my books and pics on the web, I don't believe it is any of these - feel free to correct me... -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk ***2004 catalogue now available*** |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:02:08 GMT, Lynda LeCompte
wrote: Okay... first off, another big thank you to everyone who responded. It was interesting to see the verifications and debate about some of the species. The ones that I am still not sure about are as follows (and I've thrown a few more in as well...); http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0005.jpg This is a close up of that 'dead at the bottom' shrub that borders my rear patio and is in need of pruning. I had an id as a cherry laurel, but there are no berries on this shrub. We established it's not a mtn. laurel. I think Yaupon Holly got mentioned somewhere, where only the females get berries. Is this male yaupon? yes, it's yaupon For more info about the International Society of Arboriculture, please visit http://www.isa-arbor.com/home.asp. For consumer info about tree care, visit http://www.treesaregood.com/ |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
005.. Ilex crenata - possibly 'Helleri'
003.Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' 002 A. d. sprengeri 001..Hypoestes phyllostachya Polka Dot plant 004 is still kicking my butt... As an aside, the Salvia I suggested, is a ground cover, to about 8" tall. No fragrance, deep blue, very small flowers. Can't for the life of me remember what it's specific name is, but I found it at a tiny, private nursery.... love it! I have a pic I can send you if you send me your email...or you can see a pic on my webshots page... look in 'More Garden Blooms' and scroll to Salvia 61103 -- elizabeth, Baton Rouge, LA http://community.webshots.com/user/elott63 "Lynda LeCompte" wrote in message ... Okay... first off, another big thank you to everyone who responded. It was interesting to see the verifications and debate about some of the species. The ones that I am still not sure about are as follows (and I've thrown a few more in as well...); http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0005.jpg This is a close up of that 'dead at the bottom' shrub that borders my rear patio and is in need of pruning. I had an id as a cherry laurel, but there are no berries on this shrub. We established it's not a mtn. laurel. I think Yaupon Holly got mentioned somewhere, where only the females get berries. Is this male yaupon? This is a new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0002.jpg The penny is there cus I've always wanted to do that ;-) One that didn't get id'd in the last round; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0001.jpg Another new one; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0003.jpg Another from the last round that I don't think was id'd correctly. We had offerings of Mexican Petunia, but the leaves are the wrong shape. The other suggestion was Salvia. I'm thinking there would be a strong aroma if it was salvia? There is no obvious aroma from the leaves, but with my ignorance that doesn't mean anything!! http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/more0004.jpg And this one has me confused; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/pics/plants10.jpg We had ids as Liriope, Porcelain Berry and Mondo grass. Looking at my books and pics on the web, I don't believe it is any of these - feel free to correct me... Based on your identifications and for the more elusive ones, comparisons to other pictures, I believe the following are certainties (using filenames as Id); From this webpage; http://purplelinny.com/plantid/ #3 - Elephant ears To answer madgardener's question; the biggest leaves are about two foot in length. There is lots of new growth at the base and I gather from a neighbour that it's a bit of a pest in these parts. #4 & #11 - Nandina domesticus (Heavenly bamboo) #6 & #7 - Juniper #8 - Sword fern #9 - Rhododendron - this got interesting when I realised that laurel, azalea and rhododendron are all part of the same family... still learning! #11 - Azalea... I guess I need to distinguish the differences... #14 - Shrimp plant #15 - Japanese Holly Fern #16 - Liriope #17 - Argeratum "Gregg's Blue Mist" (Thanks Victoria :-) #18 - Maidenhair Fern #19 - Fatsia Japonica #20 - Rose - we all knew that, but not sure of variety - certainly not a typical English type rose... #21 - Poinsettia - wow - I thought it looked familiar, but it isn't doing the whole red leaf thing so wasn't obvious to me. #22 - Vinca major #23 - Asparagus fern #24 - Bronze ajuga #26 & #30 - Cyperus #28 - Euonymus (burning bush) #29 - Common violet #30 - Rubus - ouch :-/ #33 - Hardy ginger #34 - Indian Hawthorn - I have masses of this #35 - Aucuba Japonica a.k.a. Japanese Laurel #36 - Russelia Equisetiformis a.k.a. firecracker plant - thank you Cereoid- UR12-:-) I particularly like this pretty little thing. Think I will propagate this one... Phew - I think that will do for now. Hope this isn't too much of a headache! It's probably been entertaining for my neighbours... seeing me dash outside every now and again, fondle my plants, maybe take a picture then run back inside again. lol! -- Lynda |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 20:34:36 -0600, Elizabeth
wrote: 005.. Ilex crenata - possibly 'Helleri' 003.Asparagus densiflorus 'Myers' 002 A. d. sprengeri 001..Hypoestes phyllostachya Polka Dot plant 004 is still kicking my butt... As an aside, the Salvia I suggested, is a ground cover, to about 8" tall. No fragrance, deep blue, very small flowers. Can't for the life of me remember what it's specific name is, but I found it at a tiny, private nursery.... love it! I have a pic I can send you if you send me your email...or you can see a pic on my webshots page... look in 'More Garden Blooms' and scroll to Salvia 61103 Ahh yes - I see what you mean. Should I be looking forward to these pretty blooms in the spring then? Some of this is kinda weeping over the edge of one the raised beds. Should look pretty in flower :-) Thank you. -- Lynda |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:53:46 GMT, Babberney
wrote: females get berries. Is this male yaupon? yes, it's yaupon Hooray - thank you! Now I know what to do with the blasted things. There are about eight (too tired to go and count) dwarf yaupon holly bushes that have just got so top heavy they look silly. One of the bushes is absolutely dead I'm sure. However, the article I just read said that it responds well to hard pruning with prolific regrowth in the growing season, so I'm gonna get busy with my loppers tomorrow. Been keen to do this for days, but have been a bit unsure of the consequences... -- Lynda |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 03:21:10 GMT, Lynda LeCompte opined:
On Mon, 22 Dec 2003 22:53:46 GMT, Babberney wrote: females get berries. Is this male yaupon? yes, it's yaupon Hooray - thank you! Now I know what to do with the blasted things. There are about eight (too tired to go and count) dwarf yaupon holly bushes that have just got so top heavy they look silly. One of the bushes is absolutely dead I'm sure. However, the article I just read said that it responds well to hard pruning with prolific regrowth in the growing season, so I'm gonna get busy with my loppers tomorrow. Been keen to do this for days, but have been a bit unsure of the consequences... Dwarf yaupon only get to be about 3 feet tall and wide. Keep that in mind. |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:46:55 GMT, animaux wrote:
Dwarf yaupon only get to be about 3 feet tall and wide. Keep that in mind. Will do. That would be fine if I can encourage good leaf coverage. The size of them doesn't really matter - it's the presentation because of where they are. When we're all sat on the patio in spring having a crawfish boil, it would be nice to be looking at greenery instead of a bunch of dead looking twiggy plants - lol! -- Lynda |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 14:51:40 GMT, Lynda LeCompte opined:
On Tue, 23 Dec 2003 13:46:55 GMT, animaux wrote: Dwarf yaupon only get to be about 3 feet tall and wide. Keep that in mind. Will do. That would be fine if I can encourage good leaf coverage. The size of them doesn't really matter - it's the presentation because of where they are. When we're all sat on the patio in spring having a crawfish boil, it would be nice to be looking at greenery instead of a bunch of dead looking twiggy plants - lol! If the twiggy plants are twiggy on the porch side, it's because they need more sun. |
Plant ID Extravaganza!! - Followup
On Wed, 24 Dec 2003 00:54:00 GMT, animaux wrote:
If the twiggy plants are twiggy on the porch side, it's because they need more sun. They're twiggy all over, apart from the very top which has a mop of greenery. As well as the porch shade, they are partly shaded by trees, which will get worse in the spring when the trees sprout. I'm surprised that the previous house owner planted these where they are - she appeared to be very knowledgeable judging by the rest of the garden. Ah well, I'll just have to see how they fair. Hubby and I were discussing a different type of porch border involving gravel and shade tolerant shrubs. The grass is very patchy in this area too - understandably - so we need to do something that will be more pleasing to the eye. I don't want this to become the bane of my life... I have a bunch of rubus and ginger to contend with too :-/ I want to enjoy my gardening, not sigh every time I put my gloves on! On a lighter and less miserable note - it's Christmas eve - woohoo!! Merry Christmas everyone!! -- Lynda |
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