Can you name this plant.

Greengage · Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 8:15 pm Post subject: Can you name this plant.

Any one know what this is, I had to search hard for this I know what it is and I will tell you where it is growing as a prize for identification.

mountainy man · Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:57 am Post subject:

I'm thinkin it looks like a Brachyglotis of some sort but I don't think they would enjoy the same conditions as the gunnera and rodgersia. After a little googling I may have it , is it Olearia insignis it certainly looks like it.

Greengage · Posted: Sun Jul 01, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject:

Wrong, try again

Greengage · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 9:21 pm Post subject:

You have until Thursday to guess hint New Zeland Plant

inishindie · Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 10:57 pm Post subject:

Pachystegia insignis -Marlborough Rock Daisy... Smile

Greengage · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:06 pm Post subject:

Correct winner alright growing in Dublin Zoo. Well Done

inishindie · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:29 pm Post subject:

Good stuff! As we are in that part of the world, how about an ident for this plant? I used to sell them, well, correction, I had them for sale. No-one wanted to buy them though... they thought they were creepy:)

The Garden Shop · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 4:52 pm Post subject:

That is the Mouse Tail Plant, Arisarum proboscideum

Its an interesting plant.. More of a collectors item i think.

Greengage · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:02 pm Post subject:

Its a bit of a curiosity but Ive seen them in a couple of gardens recently.
Maybe you wer not charging enough for them.
Oh Garden shop is correct.

Silver surfer · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 9:17 pm Post subject:

inishindie · Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 11:26 pm Post subject:

Good stuff. I think it was the way I demonstrated how the "mice" seemed to jump out at you to customers... My selling techniques can sometimes be a bit odd.. I'd boil up sedums (stonecrop) to show people they were edible.. I generally ate them on my own.

I'll have to have a look around and see if there's anything that'll stump you.. Smile

inishindie · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 4:25 pm Post subject:

Here's one.

This plant was pruned back and the white sap dripped into the pond and killed the woman's fish Sad

. Any ideas what it could be?

James Kilkelly · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:30 pm Post subject:

Euphorbia schillingii?

Silver surfer · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 5:56 pm Post subject:

Agree Euphorbia sp.
ALL have toxic white latex sap.
Sad that it killed all the fish.

http://www.euphorbia.de/giftstart_e.htm

Greengage · Posted: Thu Jul 05, 2012 8:04 pm Post subject:

for new IDs start a different thread plz.