Two ID questions

[Maggi Young]

Got  a couple  of  ID questions from friends that I thought  you folks  could  help with!

 first  one : " A friend has a shrub with this leaf on it, there are 5 or so joined into a palmate shape, and she thinks she has seen one at Cruickshank Bot Garden. She also thinks there are tassels on it. Thanks. Helen."



And this one : " A Canadian friend has asked if anyone can ID  this,  from the leaf ranunculaceae, but is it an anemone?"

[Tristan_He]

Hi Maggi,

Not much to go on, but the first one makes me think Berberis. Maybe B. julianae? Would need more photos to confirm though.

I agree that the second is Anemone. Maybe a double A. sylvestris?

Tristan

[Maggi Young]

I agree that the second is Anemone. Maybe a double A. sylvestris?

Tristan

Hard to tell when we  don't  know the  scale  - thought it  might be  a  bit  small for that?

[Carolyn]

My first thought for the leaf was also berberis - but which one?

Could the flower be Ranunculus aconitifolius Flore Pleno?

[Tristan_He]

I'm pretty sure it's not Ranunculus aconitifolius Carolyn. I don't grow the double form but the single form is a robust clump-forming plant (think Astrantia major), with sprays of small flowers about the size of a buttercup (tried to post an image of mine but the forum won't let me for some reason).

The plant in the photo looks as if it is creeping. Maggi, I agree with you it looks a bit on the small side for Anemone sylvestris, but couldn't think of anything else in that vein - is there a N American equivalent?

[Maggi Young]

Got  a couple  of  ID questions from friends that I thought  you folks  could  help with!

 first  one : " A friend has a shrub with this leaf on it, there are 5 or so joined into a palmate shape, and she thinks she has seen one at Cruickshank Bot Garden. She also thinks there are tassels on it. Thanks. Helen."

Thanks  to a fellow  SRGC member  in Aberdeen who says  she  " believes it is Eriobotrya japonica, the loquat or Japanese Tea shrub."

[Wim Snoeijer]

For leaf no 1, I join Tristan's option for Berberis julianae.

The photo shows Eriobotrya japonica taken as a seedling holiday souvenir from Madeira in 2006. Not really a shrub, is it? I pruned one leaf, put on display with scissor and knife for size comparisment. Both photo's taken this afternoon.

Wim

[Maggi Young]

For leaf no 1, I join Tristan's option for Berberis julianae.

The photo shows Eriobotrya japonica taken as a seedling holiday souvenir from Madeira in 2006. Not really a shrub, is it? I pruned one leaf, put on display with scissor and knife for size comparisment. Both photo's taken this afternoon.

Wim

Thanks for the  Eriobotrya photos, Wim - makes  things quite  clear!