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Plant Identification => Plant Identification Questions and Answers => Topic started by: angie on June 29, 2020, 10:53:48 AM
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Really like this plant in my garden, it has leaves like a red hot poker plant .
Sorry if the picture comes wrong way around I cant figure out what I am doing wrong.
Angie :)
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Sideways pix are to do with how the image was taken, Angela, not your fault.
I can fix it ( I have ;) )
Love your new avatar - I'm guessing a portrait by Lola?
I know what your plant it - I just cannot think of the name right now- sorry!
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An Asphodelus; I assume A. albus.
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Thanks Maggi, I am taking my pictures with my iPad Pro as I cant see how I can transfer my pictures from my old Cannon camera. Maybe I need to hold the iPad another way. Glad you can sort it out for me.
Its really at all spike and in my windy garden it doesn’t need staked.
Yep Lola did it a few years ago and I just came across it and it made me smile.
Angie :)
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An Asphodelus; I assume A. albus.
That's the name I couldn't think of!
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Rob just looked the name up and yep that’s it. I have never heard the name before and have no idea where I got the plant from . I hope it produces seed as I really like it. If it has white flowers its a must for me.
Thanks .
Angie :)
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Angie,
This is not Asphodelus albums - it has single flower spikes. Your picture shows branched flower spikes and is Asphodelus microcarpus, which I think is a more attractive plant. I grow both of them.
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Thanks Carolyn , I too think its very attractive . Hope it bulks up or produces seed as I wouldn’t mind having it growing in other places in my garden.
Angie :)
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It should produce plenty of seeds - I usually send some to the seedex, not this year though....
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It should produce plenty of seeds - I usually send some to the seedex, not this year though....
I will keep an eye out for seeds and hopefully will managed to get them to grow, I am not the best with seeds.
Angie :)
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I have this Asphodelus : it produces many seeds and is sown a little spontaneously. However in my difficult land, it takes years before it blooms for the first time (maybe 7 years). Fortunately, its young plants are easy to recognize.
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I have this Asphodelus : it produces many seeds and is sown a little spontaneously. However in my difficult land, it takes years before it blooms for the first time (maybe 7 years). Fortunately, its young plants are easy to recognize.
Nice to hear that your plants produces plenty of seed not so good to hear that it can take 7 years to produce a flower. Scary thought I will be in my seventies then :o Might just see if I can find somewhere that sells it and that way I can enjoy it now.
Angie :)