Please ID some China plants

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  1. BeiTian

    BeiTian Member

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    Hello, my friend in China sent me some pictures of plants that she would like to know the English names of. She did not send me the Chinese names or any description of the plants such as height or location, just the pictures. If you could help, we would appreciate it. Thank you
     

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  2. Weekend Gardener

    Weekend Gardener Active Member 10 Years

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    Numbered from left to right, top row to bottom row
    1. ?
    2. ?
    3. ?
    4. ?
    5. Either Bromeliad species or decorative Anonas (pineapple)
    6.An orchid, most likely a Cattleya species or cultivar
     
  3. Michael F

    Michael F Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator 10 Years

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    #2 may be Peanut (Arachis hypogaea)
     
  4. C.Dragonworks

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    1) appears to be some kind of Trumpet flowering tree or vine... picture makes it hard to tell....
    2) Peanut?...pea family again difficult without seeing the place it is growing.
    3) Ruellia hybrid tame one
    4)Tradescantia another tame variety maybe?
    5)Bromiliad
    6)A Cattalya hybrid most likely....


    Ask your friend which the top one is tree or vine and it makes id easier!
     
  5. toutlan

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    #2 may be a mexican petunia,need to see leaves better
    #5 definately bromeliad,have a dozon or so myself
    #4 dont know the name of but i have some in my yard,they only bloom in the morning
     
  6. tipularia

    tipularia Well-Known Member 10 Years

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    #4 looks more like a Commelina by the way the stamens and style are oriented, and what looks like a folded leafy bract subtending the inflorescence. Also, the lower petal looks a little different from the upper ones. Same family as Tradescantia --Commelinaceae
     
  7. C.Dragonworks

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    Yeah could be... would like to see a better pic... I have some tame Trades that the third petal sometimes gets droopy on... sun or bugs not sure... but here we have the wild ones that are quite small as well... If it is a comm I would like to see it in great pic from several angles! Now off to see if I can find a good pic to compare! Cat

    OK here is a website with some better pics.... still not sure... the plant looks wrong...
    http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=COCO3

    The lower petal looks much smaller and not as blue so maybe it is a Trade maybe a Comm... Any other opinions???
     
  8. Nandan Kalbag

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    The first is Pseudocallyma alliaceum (Garlik creeper, since leaves smell like garlic), The third id Ruellia tuberosa, Fifth is a species of Aechmea, sixth seems to be a Cattleya
     
  9. Debra Dunaway

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    I can only see a bromeliad and an iris
     
  10. BeiTian

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    I've passed along the information you've given and your questions. Apparently the names you provided were good enough for her. Thank you for you help.
     
  11. Chuck White

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    Number two is the perennial peanut. (Arachis glabrata). The yellow balloon flower on a string is a give-away. Strongly spreading, easily started from cuttings, it is one of the strongly recommended ground covers for yards from central Florida on south. It is fast growing and very easy to start from cuttings by just laying them in the ground. When they fill the space desired, a string trimmer keeps a sharp edge and keeps them at home. A very pretty and suggested friendly ground cover.
     
  12. Chuck White

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    Number four seems to be a Spiderwort, (Tradescantia virginiana "Isis"). Wildly self spreading, but pretty.
     
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  13. TonyR

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    The name I know for the prostrate yellow peanut is Arachis pintoi. But a Google image search gives similar numbers of hits for A. glabrata and A. pintoi. The plants pictured look much the same, so it's likely that both names are currently used for the one plant. Which is right?

    Your bromeliad is probably Aechmea fasciata.
     

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