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One of our learners at the Worthing Healthy Living centre has this plant in her garden and cannot identify it - We think it may be a type of Peiris? Can anyone help please

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From Beccy, UK
Perhaps Nandina domestica?

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Hi

I am enquiring whether you know what this tree is called and if it is growable in the U.K. This picture was taken in Halkidiki on the Kassandra peninsula.

Thanks in advance

Judy Axcell

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From Beccy, UK
Yes I think it is a Cycad too, but isn't hardy here. It'll enjoy being outside in the summer but keep it frost-free in the winter.

From Sharon, UK
It looks like the Sago Palm that I have in my bathroom, although it's not quite as magnificent as yours!

From Diane, Wirral
It is possibly a phoenix palm. It won't be hardy you could plant it out in a pot and dig it up in the winter. You would need to put it indoors in the greehouse. why not try a trachicarpus fortuni, (not sure if that's spelt correct!) for a similar effect. Very hardy and look great

From Nicola, UK
Dear Judy, Regarding your query; we have a house plant called Cycas Revoluta which looks very very similar to your picture.
It may/may not be of the same family.

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Please help Identify this ,up to 9 ft high flowering plant, tall straight stems..keeps spreading everywhere a seed falls...saw a Picture of a Clerodendrum, in a Library book, It looks similar to the ones growing all over my yard....DO you think this could be in that Catagory?...It has Long white Tubular Flowers that bloom also...They are Top heavy in this Photo...Some reach 10 ft or higher....Any Comments?...Thank you! Irene Addiss

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From Beccy, UK
What colour, shape and size are the flowers and can you describe the leaves
and their arrangement?

From Julie, UK
If this is mainly growing on stems with a large dome shaped flower at the top then it may be a Eupatorium (Joe Pye Weed). This normally comes with purple flowers, but you can also get it in white. Eupatoriums are perennial and make quite a good backdrop for the border. Especially when you consider that they put on 7ft of growth and flower every year before dying back down!

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Can someone please identify this plant - we found it at a car boot sale - it is a 3-4 ft high, flowering late aug till frosts kills it,seed pods are round inside a papery shell.
Thanks for your help

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From Jennie, UK
Hi Derek this is a plant that I know as the Shoo fly plant...it is also called the apple of peru. Its latin name is Nicandra physalodes...it is a member of the solanacea family...enough info for you???

From Jane, UK
Hi Derek this is a plant that I know as the Shoo fly plant...it is also called the apple of peru. Its latin name is Nicandra physalodes...it is a member of the solanacea family...enough info for you???

From Carolyn, UK
It looks like a plant that I have and know as 'shoo fly' - I believe the official name is Nicandra physaloides. Save the papery lanterns and use the seeds to grow the following year as you need to resow each year. Sometimes the seeds will just reseed themselves but I always sow some anyway.

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We inherited an unusual plant: it's shrub-like; has pretty cornflower blue flowers; the leaves at the bottom of the plant look like cabbage leaves. We thought it was a cabbage at first, my husband was going to uproot it, but I stopped him. The flowers have been beautiful. The close in the tremendous heat we've had, but open again in the morning. We'd love to know what it is. Any suggestions, please?


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