Just for fun

Thanks again LOL.
I bet strongy will get it

 

Pachypodium Lamerei might come close or a similar variety.

 

I said he would, didn't I. :D

 

Backtracking along this thread a bit, Pete where did you get the Coccoloba from? I've been trying to track it down for yonks and concluded that it just was not available in the UK. Having seen it being battered by bitter winter winds close to a beach just south of Charleston in S. Carolina, I'm tempted to try it here. The plants were only half the size of those further south, but they still looked healthy. It won't get the steamy summer heat here, but it won't be quite as cold in winter either.

 

I grew it from seed Dave, my usual way of obtaining plants :D
What I would say is that I dont find it very obliging in the winter months, even in my conservatory that has a minimum of 10C and a day temp of 20C in winter.
I've not had the pleasure of meeting it in the wild, but I find it suffers with the low winter light and takes ages to get going again in summer.
It would be interesting to find out how it does in balmy Devon.

 

Guess what this is?

 

seed pods but can't remeber which plant

 

Yes, seed pods.

I'll admit to never having seen them like this before until several days ago.

 

Paeony? Mine little plants have pods with 3, 4, and 5 segments so perhaps bigger plants could have 6.

 

That's interesting, Sis ... I haven't a clue but is it something I can grow?

 

I go with Liz and a seed pod, but wether or not is peony I wouldn't like to say.
They are not like my tree peony.
Nice medullary rays in the table top. :D

 

Just a thought ... could they be Iris seed pods?

 

Well done Liz!

I had never seen a paeony pod before last week as ours has never produced any. I saw them at the neighbours, they had 2 on their plant and both had 6 pods. This one was given to me, I didn't snitch it. I googled it before I put it up and only found ones with 2 or 3 pods.

Thanks pete, that's our kitchen counter top.

 

What is this flower?
Easy for two reasons.
Firstly because it's a nice clear pic.
Secondly,a reason ,of which I will tell you later.

 

Roders, its a daisy. :D