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Blaktop
03-08-2013, 06:18 PM
This has come up in my garden and I was just wondering what it is. My wife wants to know if it's edible before I nuke it....lol.

http://www.chiefontour.com/store/plant1.jpg


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great nature
03-08-2013, 06:33 PM
Creeping sorrel. Its an absolute bastard. Get on top of it as soon as possible. If you hand weed you wanna make sure you get all the underground runners. Not sure about spray rates. Even if it is edible you wouldn't want it in your garden beds, it takes over and is really hard to get out from under other plants.

great nature
03-08-2013, 07:52 PM
Well blacktop, your wife was right, it is actually edible. Id be pulling it out though.
http://www.survival.org.au/bf_rumex_acetosella.php
Seems no-one on the internet calls it creeping sorrel but me. Common names are sheep sorrel or red sorrel.

Redeye
01-09-2013, 09:28 AM
anyone?
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PaulG
01-09-2013, 01:47 PM
Looks possibly like a variety of Loropetalum but I haven't convinced myself yet.

Redeye
01-09-2013, 05:18 PM
yep, you're right Paul, was sent the photo but the colour threw me, not up to speed with new cultivars anymore

cadase
01-09-2013, 07:14 PM
Too much Glypho in the 70's

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Leon241
02-09-2013, 02:29 PM
Thought it could be an octopus tree, but it doesn't look quite right.

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Fred's mowing
02-09-2013, 04:45 PM
Thought it could be an octopus tree, but it doesn't look quite right.

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Brassaia actinophilla, (Umbrella tree, Octopus tree, etc) probably looks aliitle more subdued as its a sub tropical plant & you have it growing outdoors in a cool climate.
Also its in a pot so it maybe rootbound & feeling the effects.
Cheers Fred.

Fred's mowing
02-09-2013, 04:54 PM
Possibly the most famous back of the head & ears in the world?
Cheers Fred
Ooops, 2 posts back!

edbeek
02-09-2013, 05:37 PM
Possibly the most famous back of the head & ears in the world?
Cheers Fred
Ooops, 2 posts back!

Haha Fred. I know who the balding head & ears belong to... but have NFI who the other one is. :)

PaulG
02-09-2013, 07:38 PM
I know you're joking! Aren't you Ed...?

edbeek
02-09-2013, 08:01 PM
Ahh .. got him on 3rd attempt on google :) Looks nothing like I remember him from 30+ yrs ago.

PaulG
02-09-2013, 08:30 PM
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Leon241
18-09-2013, 08:06 PM
I should know this one. It's very popular.

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great nature
18-09-2013, 08:11 PM
Hello there, fellow mornington peninsulian. I would say ornamental ginger.

Leon241
18-09-2013, 08:55 PM
Thanks! That does look about right.

Wet enough for you?!

irishjim
21-09-2013, 09:33 AM
i should know the name of these but obvoiusly dont!i though native lillies but think they have another name.anyone??

irishjim
21-09-2013, 02:33 PM
No worries folks it a dietes,often called African iris or butterfly iris!

PaulG
22-09-2013, 02:30 PM
Hard to tell from the pic but would be D. Iridioides or Grandiflora.

I used to have the yellow variety D. Bicolour in my garden here once too.

ASTRO
22-09-2013, 07:30 PM
Hard to tell from the pic but would be D. Iridioides or Grandiflora.

I used to have the yellow variety D. Bicolour in my garden here once too.

Looks like Dietes iridoides by the flower structure and narrower leaf form.
Great landscape plant.

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
23-09-2013, 10:37 PM
Can be a damn bugger and ugly though if not kept under control. Good thing is they are easily cut right back with a hedger. Do this once a year and they look good. Great plant to fill in the background of native bush gardens

imoww
07-10-2013, 04:14 PM
Can someone tell me what this plant is?67956796

irishjim
07-10-2013, 05:36 PM
Could be vibernum davidii,does it get little berries after flowering?

Fred's mowing
07-10-2013, 05:53 PM
Could be vibernum davidii,does it get little berries after flowering?

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Cheers Fred.

South East Mowing
05-11-2013, 12:27 AM
Saw this one a few weeks back. Saw one 2 weeks before in full bloom but could not park to take a photo.
They don't look much until they flower and you wouldn't guess this would come out of it!68446845

PaulG
05-11-2013, 12:50 AM
Doryanthes excelsa aka Gymea Lily. One of my favourites.

South East Mowing
05-11-2013, 04:17 PM
Doryanthes excelsa aka Gymea Lily. One of my favourites.

I'm not generally person who loves plants but the previous one was in full bloom and had a striking appearance and really stood out.

Mow And Go
05-11-2013, 07:36 PM
spot on x10000 ...where where you on that one AJD ...plenty of them in your neck of the woods lol

brett73
07-11-2013, 08:21 PM
Came across this the other week, no one I've showed it to can identify it, hopefully someone here can.
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ASTRO
07-11-2013, 08:28 PM
Came across this the other week, no one I've showed it to can identify it, hopefully someone here can.
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Ficus pimulia
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great nature
08-11-2013, 06:03 AM
Came across this the other week, no one I've showed it to can identify it, hopefully someone here can.
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Sorry to disagree Astro, i reckon its Feijoa sellowiana.

Fred's mowing
08-11-2013, 11:49 AM
Sorry Rae, im with Astro, except for the spelling.
Creeping fig
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Cheers Fred.

brett73
08-11-2013, 01:44 PM
Thanks guys, I thought it was a type of fig, however the way it was growing made me think it was a normal tree/shrub type, not a creeper. And I couldn't find any flowers to help with identification.

great nature
08-11-2013, 06:30 PM
Sorry to disagree Astro, i reckon its Feijoa sellowiana.

I stand corrected boyo's.
Wow, its the first time ive been wrong my whole life (and the last of course). :p
Btw can you eat the fruit?

PaulG
09-11-2013, 12:51 AM
I didn't think it was a climber/creeper either. Photo doesn't look like a creeper?

Wombat Garden Services
09-11-2013, 07:11 AM
Ive got a job with a 3m hedge of this growing over a brick wall, I trim it with the hedge trimmer, its definately a climber, it grows pretty fast and gets bulky, cant say that I'd recommend growing this thing :rolleyes:

Fred's mowing
09-11-2013, 08:32 AM
I didn't think it was a climber/creeper either. Photo doesn't look like a creeper?

Paul, thats what it looks like when its been let go.
The mature foliage gets to around 3-4 times the size of the juvenille foliage.
If clipped on a reg basis the leaves remain small & tight.
It might be more of a southern thing? we have heaps of it down here.
Many Toorak mansions are covered in it & trimmed to the enth degree, they look magnificent!
Cheers Fred.

Fred's mowing
09-11-2013, 04:00 PM
For anyone interested in just how good this stuff can look, google maps 786 orrong rd toorak.
This is Eddie Maguires house, just north 2 doors down is/was John Elliots house.
Particuarly Elliots house is a magnificent example, follow it around into tower rd to see how good this stuff can look!
Cheers Fred.

ASTRO
09-11-2013, 05:08 PM
+1 Fred.
The creeping fig is a brilliant evergreen climber.
Just be careful what its growing on as their tendrils will damage the surface.

Fred's mowing
09-11-2013, 08:36 PM
+1 Fred.
The creeping fig is a brilliant evergreen climber.
Just be careful what its growing on as their tendrils will damage the surface.

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Cheers Fred

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Stump
09-11-2013, 09:54 PM
For anyone interested in just how good this stuff can look, google maps 786 orrong rd toorak.
This is Eddie Maguires house, just north 2 doors down is/was John Elliots house.
Particuarly Elliots house is a magnificent example, follow it around into tower rd to see how good this stuff can look!
Cheers Fred.

Looks like they just drill a hole at the base of the wall and feed a runner through from the other side?(to make it grow on the outside)

Wyadra
10-11-2013, 07:57 AM
Ficus pumila has 3 stages of growth. In the juvenile state it has tendrils that attach to any surface. Next stage is as shown, final stage is a tree. Haven't seen it reach the tree stage in Melbourne. Grows well in Melbourne, but better in Sydney. On the walk to Shelly Beach near Manly surf club there is some of it in the tree stage. Many people plant it but don't maintain it. Once it goes beyond juvenile stage it is impossible to return to that stage.

PaulG
11-11-2013, 09:48 AM
Thanks guys. Learn something every day here. I've only ever come across it at it's well-kept juvenile stage then. The regular tree or branch-like look of that cutting and no tendrils threw me.

Had to completely remove several growing over a 30m section of timber paling fence once. Wasn't that fun....

urbanpatch
17-11-2013, 08:03 PM
6887 banksia small shrub help needed

4 Gardens
17-11-2013, 08:05 PM
Banksia birthday candles

Wombat Garden Services
17-11-2013, 09:06 PM
Not too sure, maybe a bit like a banksia spinulosa variety :i dunno:

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
17-11-2013, 09:55 PM
Banksia birthday candles

Yep I agree, they are actually native to the Langwarren area.

urbanpatch
18-11-2013, 07:33 PM
I don't think it's birthday candles. Birthday candles has pin shaped leaves that point upwards, this banksia has leaves that point outwards and seem to form circles.

imoww
18-11-2013, 07:49 PM
Can anyone identify these plants? I know most of them (Natives)6888

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
06-08-2014, 07:09 PM
Does anyone know what this is and the best way to get rid of it? 7717

Speads all over the place and grows new roots from runners laying on the ground.

Btw its the one with the purple flower.

mikecic
06-08-2014, 07:39 PM
Thinking its blue periwinckle, but could be wrong.

DavidS
13-08-2014, 05:34 PM
Weeding wand with straight glyphosphate painted straight onto leaves, will have to do a few times to get a good kill.

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
13-08-2014, 07:47 PM
I've always believed that straight glypho just burns it but willing to try anything. Damn stuff is rampant. Thanks for the replies fella's

imoww
15-08-2014, 09:07 PM
couldnt find a thread so asking here...
Whats the best fertiliser for english box?
Im going to transplant a heap of them for a client...
Also whats a good fertiliser to kick them into gear

geoff
15-08-2014, 09:13 PM
when transplanting dunk em in a bucket of seasol mix then when established a application of powerfeed ( seasol product )

Redeye
15-08-2014, 09:31 PM
with geoff on this one, dont use any fert for a few weeks, hit 'em with seasol after planting (or dunk 'em!)

imoww
16-08-2014, 07:07 AM
Thanks guys.
There are allot of english box hedges here in the southern highlands..(Hedge city)

DavidS
18-08-2014, 02:16 PM
As above for transplanting. I gave all my box hedge plants a hand full of Dolimite in June and October and a hand full of Dynamic Lifter in SeptemberDecember and March with a good watering. This really made them look good and always kept me pruning. If people don't like the smell use Power feeder 90ml in 9 litre watering can. It takes a lot longer to put out but you don't have to water in. I would rather use Dynamic Lifter as it help feed the soil to.

Redeye
07-11-2014, 04:35 PM
I've had this with my dendrobiums for years but not sure if it is an orchid really?
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tiny flowers which are in bloom atm
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PaulG
13-11-2014, 11:20 PM
Adenium?


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Redeye
14-11-2014, 06:13 AM
not adenium, I'll take a better pic

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
01-12-2014, 09:52 PM
Adenium?


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I know what that is .......just cant think of the bloody name at the moment . They are poisonous.

Redeye
01-12-2014, 09:58 PM
adenium - desert rose
not what I posted about tho'

Stump
01-12-2014, 10:04 PM
some kind of Oleanda?

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
01-12-2014, 10:10 PM
Up to date now redeye. Yeah doesn't really look like a orchid flower , could it be a species of cordyline ?

BSD
01-12-2014, 10:29 PM
Bonsai plant............

Bluey
02-12-2014, 06:53 AM
I agree with Stump it is an oleandar

Cranbourne Lawnmowing
02-12-2014, 07:58 PM
Seems to be a bit of confusion, yes the last picture is an oleandar but redeye is referring to the plant back a page.

brett73
02-12-2014, 08:43 PM
I've had this with my dendrobiums for years but not sure if it is an orchid really?
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tiny flowers which are in bloom atm
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Silver Squill, Violet Squill (Ledebouria socialis)

Redeye
03-12-2014, 08:01 PM
cheers Brett, you're a legend!!

p.s. it's not an oleander, its an adenium, common name...desert rose

brett73
29-04-2015, 04:44 PM
Ok need some help with this one, found in a garden in Mornington, the owner has no idea what it is or where it came from. It looks familiar to me, but I just can't think of where to start with naming it. :help

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Wombat Garden Services
29-04-2015, 04:59 PM
It looks like Araujia hortorum, Moth vine

brett73
29-04-2015, 05:06 PM
Thanks. With some help from others I also came up with similar. White moth vine (Araujia sericifera)

PaulG
30-04-2015, 02:44 AM
Wild choko I call them here. Mongrel things. Latex sap that stains clothes and don't ever let one burst open which they do by themselves as they age anyway. Thousands of little black seeds with white santa-claus type filaments that drift away on the wind to start a thousand other vines. Mongrel things.

Redeye
30-04-2015, 08:38 AM
call them cotton reels here, one of the real nasties

jd
19-05-2015, 05:16 PM
Yes they are a real weed in west melbourne. Seedlings pop up everywhere.

mowbro
02-06-2015, 10:40 AM
Any idea what sort of hedge this is? Small leaves about the size of a 5 cent peice.

It's new growth is quite bright green but the older growth is heaps duller and more of an olive colour. Not sure if this is normal or if I need to be feeding it / treating it?

The hedge itself is about a foot and a half high and is planted under some creeping jasmine. It's starting to get woody and patchy in areas and I'm not sure if this is related to the possible issue showing on the leaf.

Any help appreciated!
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Fred's mowing
02-06-2015, 06:13 PM
Luma apiculata.(crush the leaves & smell)
Looks like it has mildew.
That may have been caused by the chinese star jasmine growing over the top, has that been cut back recently ?
The far right end looks far healthier, away from the jasmine.
If so, that may explain it. It would be dark with poor air flow, ideal conditions for mildew.

4 Gardens
02-06-2015, 06:53 PM
As Fred said, luma apiculata

Discoloured leaves may also be caused by thrips

brett73
03-06-2015, 04:57 PM
As Fred said, luma apiculata

Discoloured leaves may also be caused by thrips

I was thinking Thrips, also. Looked like a lot of damage, for them to have not been picked up before though.

steveo
03-06-2015, 06:11 PM
no idea what the plant is but looks a bit like lace bug damage. Lace bug is common in azalias. Those little digital microscopes that plug in to a USB port are very handy for checking out a leaf sample for insects.

4 Gardens
03-06-2015, 08:21 PM
Lace bug and thrip damage looks similar, In both cases the damaged leaves do not recover or improve.

If the pests are removed the new growth should be normal and not discoloured

steveo
26-05-2016, 04:56 PM
Has anyone got advice about transplanting a magnolia. Its about 4 or 5 feet high with a 3 inch trunk. It's a sentimental tree so i need to minimise the risk of it dying.
It's the deciduous type but don't know what kind it is other than that. I'm thinking of taking as much root ball as possible. Is it less risk for them to pot it for a while or to plant it straight out in the yard.

As an aside, while I was researching, i came across this amazing tree transplanting machine.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJazA2RCawg

ASTRO
26-05-2016, 09:19 PM
Hey Steveo,
I would recommend allowing the magnolia to go dormant , allowing all the energy from the leaves to be transferred into the trunk for new growth in spring.
This will also reduce transplant shock.
In spring use a sharp long-handled shovel to cut a root ball of 350mm diameter/depth.
Then pot on into a 400mm plastic pot with a premium potting mix + water in with seasol.
And apply a seasol treatment every month.
This allows the magnolias root system to develop at a greater rate than if it was placed in wet/cold soil.
When the magnolia has re-foliaged +the roots have developed in the pot , re-plant in the garden.
They prefer a well drained soil profile , improve with quality compost/cow manure + fertilize with a complete fertilizer high in nitrogen + potassium.
Water in with seasol + plant in the same direction of its original placement.
Be patient when transplanting some varieties of magnolias as they take a few years to establish back in the soil.
Cheers Astro.

steveo
27-05-2016, 08:43 AM
Hey Steveo,
I would recommend allowing the magnolia to go dormant , allowing all the energy from the leaves to be transferred into the trunk for new growth in spring.
This will also reduce transplant shock.
In spring use a sharp long-handled shovel to cut a root ball of 350mm diameter/depth.
Then pot on into a 400mm plastic pot with a premium potting mix + water in with seasol.
And apply a seasol treatment every month.
This allows the magnolias root system to develop at a greater rate than if it was placed in wet/cold soil.
When the magnolia has re-foliaged +the roots have developed in the pot , re-plant in the garden.
They prefer a well drained soil profile , improve with quality compost/cow manure + fertilize with a complete fertilizer high in nitrogen + potassium.
Water in with seasol + plant in the same direction of its original placement.
Be patient when transplanting some varieties of magnolias as they take a few years to establish back in the soil.
Cheers Astro.

Thanks Astro, sounds like good advice to me. I don't have the option of waiting till spring because it needs to be moved before house extension in about a month. I'll let them know it is not the ideal time to pot it up so that they don't have their hopes set too high. I'm still reluctant to do it, would rather they did it.

Redeye
15-02-2017, 12:53 PM
has anyone seen a petunia go like this?
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I'm always planting/re-planting petunias, but have never seen this happen??

DavidS
16-02-2017, 08:31 AM
Yes I have, I thought it was just a cross pollenated plant. Just pulled it out and put more back in. I have seen it a couple of times over 20 odd years of gardening.

Redeye
16-02-2017, 07:57 PM
thanks David, reckon l've been at it near as long as you but never struck this...was only the one in a whole bed, some weird sport or other?

conrad
04-06-2018, 03:11 PM
Anyone know what this plant is with the dark purple stems? Best I can tell is it's some kind of sedge? Could it even be some variety of grass? It seems to have really taken off after lots of regular watering and all that wet weather we had earlier this year.

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