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Plants ID please

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  • WAMSWAMS Posts: 1,960
    Never seen a cabbage tree in the UK before (the top plant). They are self-seeding pests where I come from.
  • JAYJARDINJAYJARDIN Posts: 256
    No it's nothing like Silver Surfer's photo, the stems are thick and fleshy as if it is a kind of succulent. I'll photo the stems tomorrow.

    Thanks for the Cordyline ID, I hope it doesn't grow to 66foot as per specs I have seen and it definitely won't self-seed here as it's not warm enough !

  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    WhereAreMySecateurs said:
    Never seen a cabbage tree in the UK before (the top plant). They are self-seeding pests where I come from.
    Common name is Torbay palm as they are so common on the South coast.
    A few years ago many in the gardens of Wales and England died when we had a very cold winter.

    1. Taken Manningtree, Essex.

    2. Taken  Oban. West Coast Scotland.

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • AnniDAnniD Posts: 12,585
    I had one in my garden, it was the Winter of 2010 that did for a lot of them. Mine survived but was never the same, and after a couple of years l took it out.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    WhereAreMySecateurs said:
    Never seen a cabbage tree in the UK before (the top plant). They are self-seeding pests where I come from.
    They're very common place here, people buy them as bedding plants for a few quid, you put them in the middle of your front garden lawn surrounded by begonias / pelargoniums etc. You see lots that have survived to become substantial specimens.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Take a look at Spurge Laurel, Daphne Laureola. The leaves look leathery to me. 
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited November 2022
    Borderline said:
    Take a look at Spurge Laurel, Daphne Laureola. The leaves look leathery to me. 
    Pics below of Daphne laureola...common name spurge laurel.

    A shrub which grow 2-4ft. in height .
    Stems will be woody..
    More info in link.


    https://treesandshrubsonline.org/articles/daphne/daphne-laureola/

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • JAYJARDINJAYJARDIN Posts: 256
    It has much more fleshy succulent type leaves- I've just taken more pohotos now the rain has abated for a minute !
  • RosePinkRosePink Posts: 231
    edited November 2022
    That plant looks like a sedum & nothing like your original photo. Have you got two plants confused by any chance?
    Somerset
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Are you taking the Michael.
    That is not the same plant!!!!u t
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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