The 'Name that Plant' Thread

Worztron · 11-08-2014 9:22pm #1

Hi.

Can someone name this plant? Sorry for the low quality. I should have taken it with my digital camera instead of the smartphone.

pwurple · 12-08-2014 12:20am

Height? Colour?

If it's tallish, it looks to me like miscanthus sinensis.

If it's yellowy rather than white varigation i would say Hakonechloa macra.

Worztron · 12-08-2014 10:59am

pwurple wrote: »

Height? Colour?

If it's tallish, it looks to me like miscanthus sinensis.

If it's yellowy rather than white varigation i would say Hakonechloa macra.

About half a meter. Green + off white.

Your second name looks right. It looks like this: http://greenfusestock.photoshelter.com/image/I0000ObgudLAFZXs

catchup · 12-08-2014 12:21pm

Looks more like phalaris. Very spreading in moist area. Lovely veriagated colouring.

Worztron · 12-08-2014 3:22pm

Here's a better image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/393451/318139.jpg

shaydy · 12-08-2014 9:35pm

Anyone know what type of tree this is? They line our street............i'm tempted to put a few along the back wall for privacy

looksee · 12-08-2014 9:56pm

Really need a closer look at the leaves too, could be a poplar.

lottpaul · 13-08-2014 9:00am

Worztron wrote: »

Here's a better image: https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/393451/318139.jpg

I would second the phalaris suggestion. A nice plant - good for a damp spot but it will spread quickly. In a pot it would be fine as long as you keep it well watered.

Worztron · 13-08-2014 2:46pm

How about this one?

https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/393451/318288.jpg

looksee · 13-08-2014 3:59pm

Fuchsia

lottpaul · 13-08-2014 5:16pm

Phygelius?

Worztron · 13-08-2014 8:08pm

lottpaul wrote: »

Phygelius?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phygelius_capensis

looksee · 13-08-2014 8:15pm

Ah, I was confused by the apparently common name of Cape Fuchsia, it isn't a fuchsia at all!

Oldtree · 13-08-2014 10:10pm

shaydy wrote: »

Anyone know what type of tree this is? They line our street............i'm tempted to put a few along the back wall for privacy

I'd go for hornbeam, a leaf pic would aid id.

Worztron · 15-08-2014 9:37am

lottpaul wrote: »

I would second the phalaris suggestion. A nice plant - good for a damp spot but it will spread quickly. In a pot it would be fine as long as you keep it well watered.

Would it be the 'Phalaris arundinacea' to be exact? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phalaris_arundinacea

mel.b · 16-08-2014 5:14pm

Hope it's ok to jump in on this thread

My next door neighbour has this climber which is coming over my fence. I really like it - can someone tell what it is? Oh and please excuse my filthy hands:o

catchup · 16-08-2014 6:02pm

Honeysuckle. Smells lovely in the evening.

shaydy · 18-08-2014 3:31pm

looksee wrote: »

Really need a closer look at the leaves too, could be a poplar.

Oldtree wrote: »

I'd go for hornbeam, a leaf pic would aid id.

Thanks Both, here's a pic of the leafs.............having googled the two I'm thinking hornbeam?

looksee · 18-08-2014 7:09pm

shaydy wrote: »

Thanks Both, here's a pic of the leafs.............having googled the two I'm thinking hornbeam?

You might want to re-think that pic :-)

Worztron · 18-08-2014 7:44pm

looksee wrote: »

You might want to re-think that pic :-)

Looking at it was like instant dizziness. :P

Oldtree · 18-08-2014 7:46pm

Biggest house plant I've ever seen

shaydy · 18-08-2014 9:28pm

Haha I'll fix that tomorrow

shaydy · 19-08-2014 9:32am

shaydy wrote: »

Thanks Both, here's a pic of the leafs.............having googled the two I'm thinking hornbeam?

And the right attachment

pwurple · 20-08-2014 9:53am

You know, if anyone has a smart phone, there is a great little app called LeafSnap.

You take a photo of the leaf, and it identifies the tree for you.

Oldtree · 20-08-2014 11:42am

Two id books that I have found very useful, and are the best imo, have very good id keys followed by excellent id photos are:

The Eyewitness Handbook of Trees 1992
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1928720.The_Eyewitness_Handbook_of_Trees

Wildflowers of Britain and Northwest Europe (Eyewitness Handbooks) 1995
http://www.abebooks.com/9780751310245/Wildflowers-Britain-Northwest-Europe-Eyewitness-0751310247/plp

(the links are just to show the covers of the books I have.)