3 plants to identify, photos taken yesterday at UBCBG

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  1. Megami

    Megami Active Member 10 Years

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    First one is located outside the garden entrance in the planters.

    Second one up next to the alpine plant area, curly spiral leaves.

    Third one in the same area as the curly leaf plant, beautiful red cactus. I think there was a tag with it but I didn't want to reach in and disturb anything.
     

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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Phormium
    Probably Allium
    Maybe Rebutia, but cactus genera seem to have been changed a lot in recent years
     
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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    I think the last one is Echinopsis huascha-Argentine Hedgehog-Red Torch Cactus. I have with name so probably it had a tag, I checked images and decided it is correct.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Plant body does look like Echinopsis, and flowers are fairly tall, as far as it goes.
     
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    Nadia White Rock Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    Rob! I just photographed the label. To me all flowers like this just cactus or puntia. I don't know differences.
     
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    Megami Active Member 10 Years

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    It did have a label but it was twisted around, and I didn't want to reach in there and move it in case I disturbed something.

    Thanks everyone for your IDs!

    Still really curious about what that spiral leaved plant is.
     
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    Ron B Paragon of Plants 10 Years

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    Although the leaves are kind of far along for flower heads to not be showing I suppose the Allium(?) may yet flower this year and make it more clear what it is.
     
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    Daniel Mosquin Paragon of Plants UBC Botanical Garden Forums Administrator Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    I asked the curator of the Alpine Garden, Brent Hine:

    Cyrtanthus smithiae for the curly-leaved plants.
     
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    Thank you!!!!!
     

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