what are these plants?

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  1. jellyfish

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    hi! I have just started my first garden and it's all very exciting :) I went to my local plant shop and bought a few plants, but they didn't come with tags so i don't know what they are.
    in my garden i have a long narrow strip of soil, but most of it is cemented so my plants will have to live in pots :) because i don't know how big some of them will get, i'll need to get bigger pots, but for which ones?! also, how can i look after them the best!
    i don't know if any of the plants are australian native or not, no. 1 and no. 10 might be (??). i have taken a bunch of photos, i'll let you know what i know about them:

    No. 8: there was a sign next to it in the store, says "red hot poker"
    No. 11: this one has gotten bigger quite quickly in about 4 weeks
    No. 12: these had green leaves and and orange/yellow flower with lots of layered petals. I'm hoping it's on of those ones that dies and comebacks...
    No. 13: these have pretty red leaves but on one of the plants the leaves are yellowing a bit. is it sick??
    No. 14: a this is a 'dwarf' something..

    in all of the pictures i have placed a little 15cm steel ruler to help with sizes.

    this seems alot to ask in my first post... any help will be appricated! thanks!
     

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  2. Newt

    Newt Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Hi Jellyfish,

    Ok, here I go. Let's see how many I can get.

    #2 - Pentas lanceolata - perennial
    http://www.floridata.com/ref/p/pen_lanc.cfm

    #4 - Verbena - don't know which one, maybe Verbena rigida
    http://hem.passagen.se/gardening/image/Verbena rigida Polaris.jpg
    http://vtgcrec.ifas.ufl.edu/pages/VT-W-03-04/VT-W-03-04pages/VT-03-04-VerbenaPage.htm

    #5 - Celosia - annual in many different colors and forms.
    http://www.floridata.com/main_fr.cfm?state=ref_master&viewsrc=lists/plists.cfm?list=type
    http://www.michiganwestshore.com/Annuals/606Flowers/606Celosia.html

    #6, #7 and #11 - Coleus - annual in many different colors and leaf shapes. Pinch to make the fuller and pinch off the flowers to keep them from going to seed so they will live longer. Will be happy in the house in winter. Likes shade or a little sun.
    http://www.coleusfinder.org/pictures.php?PHPSESSID=57a65ca166c3f1214981ac7ddd10be09

    #8 - Kniphofia - Red Hot Poker - comes in different colors. Gets large, good drainage and full sun. Perennial
    http://www.paghat.com/kniphofia_pfitzer.html

    #10 - Brachycome - annula
    http://www.billmooreco.com/images/566/brachycome.jpg
    http://www.billmooreco.com/images/566/brachycome.htm


    #15 - Petunia - annual - cut off the long stem to make it fuller. Don't worry about the blooms, you'll get lots more. The ones at the bottom of the stem are finished anyway.
    http://hem.passagen.se/gardening/Foto planteringar.htm
    http://www.floridata.com/main_fr.cfm?state=ref_master&viewsrc=lists/plists.cfm?list=type

    How to pinch plants:
    http://www.begonias.org/begonian/begonianItem.asp?ArticleID=4

    I hope someone else will come along and be able to id the rest.
    Newt
     
  3. Daniel Mosquin

    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hi jellyfish,

    I've deleted the similar thread under "new to gardening", and left this one up (thanks Newt for the first reply), so that the images are only in the database once (takes up half the space!).

    #14 is perhaps Euphorbia milii var. splendens 'Dwarf Apache', or dwarf crown of thorns.

    PS Newcastle is a lovely town. I've a friend in town and was there a few years ago, and I might return this September for his wedding.
     
  4. jellyfish

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    thanks :)

    this is alot more helpful than spending hours looking at plants that might be them :) and i do love a pretty garden, so looking after it is important!

    look forward to finding out the rest!
     
  5. Eric La Fountaine

    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Hey Jellyfish, #1 could be an ageratum, I think #4 is allysum. Wild guess on #9 - could be a capsicum. I agree with Newt and Daniel on the others.
     
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    Newt Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Jellyfish, is the flower or leaves fragrant on #4?

    Newt
     
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    yes, they are! but only if you put your nose in them (after checking there are no bees). it's not a bad smell, but it's not like smelling roses either..

    you said that the red hot poker gets large, will it get too big for the pot it's in? it's quite deep...
     
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    Jellyfish, I was researching some information for another poster and came across Helchyrisum. There are several different ones, but I was thinking of one called licorice plant. Take a look at these to see if they might fit for picture #3.

    http://www.desert-tropicals.com/Plants/Asteraceae/Helichrysum_petiolatum.html
    http://www.dankert.nl/op_halfweg/planten/vaste_planten/helichrysum_petiolare.html
    http://www.mvanveenbv.com/helichrysum silver leaf.jpg
    http://www.eyraudplants.fr/Catalogo...rsification&CodiceVarieta=helichrysum_argente

    Newt
     
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    Eric La Fountaine Contributor Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    Yes I think Newt is right about the Helchyrisum. Check out Ageratum for #1. I also thought #4 looked big for allysum but the leaves look right and it appears to have four petals on its flowers. (How big is the ruler in the picture? I can't read it.) I think #12 is dead. It looks like a zinnia or sunflower but there is no way to tell from that picture. #13 could be a type of Iresine.

    If you visit your local nursery, you will recognize some of your plants. That can be a good way to learn the common ones.
     
  12. jellyfish

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    well that's a shame about no. 12. it didn't last very long when i got it home..

    it's a 15cm steel ruler, or 6inches.

    thanks for all the help :)
     
  13. douglas

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    Hi All

    Intersesting on the Allysum being small.In chilliwack b.c ( and in good growing conditions 6 to 10 inch tall ) would not be out of the norm.

    The plant in the photo, is it one plant or 2?
    The muticolour varieties ( springburst/ candytuft / candy patch/ are/ were common names?) come to mind and they have very little fragerance. Are low growing and apparently do not reseed.

    Regards Doug
     
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    it's just one plant. i bought them in a pack of 10 seedlings, and they have grown quite a bit since i planted them. one plant has lost its flowers since i planted it, but it is still green and growing.
     

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