Can anyone help? Several plant identifications needed by Tuesday!

Hi everyone, i have just joined this forum and posted an introductory message on the newbies board.

Recently I had the crazy idea of doing some basic garden maintenance work for people while my children are at school to earn some extra cash. I did my first morning last week for a local lady and dug over an overgrown area to make a veg patch for her.

She has also asked me lots of questions about her plants and the new spring growth coming up (she only moved in recently) but my plant knowledge is at the moment not very wide. I am hoping some of you may be of some help so will have at least a couple of answers for her and not feel like a complete fraud!

I will need to post two messages with the files. Even a couple of identifications will help. Thanks very much in advance.

 

Welcome to Gardeners Corner Twig.

Number 4 is a Lupin.

 

Great - one down - Lupin it is!

Thanks for answers so far. We are going out now but I will check later this evening too.

 

1. Foxglove
2. Acanthus
3. Not sure, how tall are those seed heads and is there any new growth appearing from the base yet?
4. Lupin
5. Poeny
6. Looks like it could be Shasta Daisy

 

I reckon your'e spot on there Trunky. No 2 Acanthus mollis.

 

Is there a chance no.3 could be the seed heads on some variety of spirea?? are there red coloured buds coming along the stems below the seed head heads??

 

1. Foxglove
2. Acanthus
3. Agree with Bilbo ,looks like dead flower heads of a Spirea
4. Lupin
5. Poeny
6. Agree, could be Shasta Daisy

Dave

 

wow - thank you everyone for your replies. That is fantastic to now know what the plants are. What a knowledgeable and helpful bunch you are! . I shall let the lady i am gardening for know tomorrow, and it's just nice to know what they are myself too. Great stuff!