ID on a few plants please :)

I've put this one on my thread in the garden projects section, but what's this hedge?




Next up, Number Two
What's this, is it just a MINT? It smells like it-ish
Including it's purple flowers




Number Three,
This purple tree thing with these flowers. (excuse the mess! doing a lot of work in the garden recently)




Number Four!
These flowers, There's yellow and orange.




The green bush in front isn't related, it's just there.

Number Five.
This smelly tree, it smelled of cat wee when we moved in, and has been grown in a corner, so all of it's branches grew in one direction, so it got topped, it looked like it was weeping too, but it's not looking like that now, excuse the windswept look!


Number 6
What's this WEED, its absolutely EVERYWHERE! How can i control it!?

(the one with the purple stem and bottom leaves)
Ta in advance!

 

1. Privet.

2. Not a mint, but the same family, labiatae.

4. Californian Poppies

6. Willowherb, pull it up

 

Re. the last one - rosebay willowherb. If you are not growing anything in that pot currently, this is an attractive wildflower that produces tall purple flowers (see my profile photo). If you do not wish it to seed then deadhead it before this occurs.

The definition of a weed is just a plant in the wrong place..........

 

3. A shrub....Physocarpus diablo.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p...y7swHH1KvACA&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728

5. Looks like a Salix..common name willow.

 

Well theres a few suprises there indeed!
Thanks everyone for the speedy replies.
My other half will be happy with the willow.
the weed... I've got loads of it in the front garden that can stay, it's pretty.

Is the mint edible at all?

Number 3 a shrub, very pretty. I'm glad I saved that one from the bin!

How do I care for Californian poppies? Will they basically self seed each year?

 

The Labiate don't look very edible, can't think of anything toxic in that family though.

Yep, the poppies will come back from seed

 

No 2 is Catmint, Nepeta species.
The poppies are actually Meconopsis cambrica.

 

http://www.saundersbrothers.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=plants.plantDetail&plant_id=1802&typeID=

Catmint! Indeed that looks more familiar!
I might save this plant and use it in place of the lavender below the roses which seem to be not doing very well whatsoever :( probably too shady

 

Number 5, does anyone have any more specific names for this?
I've searched willow and salix with something like 66 species.
I've narrowed it down to what looks right
goat willow aka Pussy willow
or caprea willow
or Kilmarnock willow

I'd like it to be the Kilmarnock willow as its a dwarf and will suit our garden.

But it looks very similar to the goat willow which is approx 15m tall... Too big for the garden, especially a thirsty willow

 

5. It looks as if your willow has at one time been grafted on the top.
As Kilmarnock willow or Salix caprea pendula would have been..ie be grafted on top of a bog standard root stock...eg Salix caprea.
Kilmarnock willow is weeping. Your tree does not appear to weep.
I think you have cut it off!!!!

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Salix+caprea+'Kilmarnock&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=dNWKVeSyM6jQ7AalsIOAAg&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1536&bih=728

I think the weeping part has died just leaving the trunk to re sprout.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=s...a=X&ei=WNaKVbaUK4LC7ga01IOYBQ&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

I have the feeling the shoots in your pic may be coming from below the graft.

Link below shows a weeping cherry top grafted..and what can go wrong!

http://gardening-articles.com/Cherry2.JPG

 

SS is right I think, you've cut it in half! Nay bother, get a new one for £10 if you really like it.

 

We had one in our old garden.
It was near the back door and grew huge..5ft across.
It was top heavy and every gale it almost blew it over.
A huge stake was the only thing stopping that from happening.
It always had masses of small dead twigs and it look time to prune them out.
It was horrid/ugly/boring.
The only reason it did not end up on the bonfire was it was right under the bird feeder and was perfect for giving the birds some cover.
There are far better garden plants.

 

There are a few Salvia that can have hallucinogenic properties though.

 

Thanks. My better half wants a dwarf weeping cherry with blossom, so it was eventually going go to anyway, I just thought I'd find room for it. In the bin Pile it goes!