Can anyone identify these plants please?

Aug 29, 2011 7 Replies

Hi, trying to idenetify the attached, the tree was growing in the garden when we moved in , the other was a present & the name & details have long gone as it's been re potted & moved. Would really appreciaite any comments



Thanks



Sharon


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This is a chenille plant, similar and related to this one to this:

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In message , Boron Elgar writes

me. (To the best of my knowledge Acalypha isn't hardy in Britain. It's not a tree either - admittedly it's stretching it to call Leycesteria a tree rather than a shrub.)

In message , sharone writes

Since the photographs are unfortunately not very clear it's hard to be certain, but I think that they are

Indeed. So sorry. I had not realized the source.

Boron

In message , Boron Elgar writes

The source wasn't specified (posting from gardenbanter.co.uk is suggestive, but isn't definitive); however the description as a tree I think does eliminate Acalypha.

I don't know about this plants but they are looking good.

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The second one seems like a impatien plant with pink color flowers. Can't say any thing about the first one.

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