Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Jan 27, 2009 4:48 pm Hi,
I'm still messing about with my landscape plan, have spent hours trawlign the internet for inspiration, and have found some ideas that I love but need help identifying some of the species in my favourite pics. In this one, can anybody tell me what the arrows are pointing at? Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ And in this one I'm interested in what is planted underneath the cycads (these are cycads right hehehe?) Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Thank you so much in advance!!! Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 2Jan 27, 2009 5:26 pm Man that is a hard one!
The pics aren't all that easy to see what is what in much detail. I'll have a crack at it. In the first pic left to right. Cordyline. the second I can't make out? maybe a dichondra or small fern?maiden hair fern? can't see well enough. third is a Bromeliad of some sort. Guzmania most likely. Under the cycads it maybe an ornamental garlic tulbaghia or maybe rhoeo? again it is hard to see in the pic. It may even be a small liriope of some sort? anyother ideas folks? the max? maggie? Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 4Jan 27, 2009 10:05 pm yep and those Cycads would be worth a couple of grand each. Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 5Jan 28, 2009 12:04 pm Thank you both so much, I wouldn't have had a hope in hell of figuring that out!!
I know the cycad will cost a bomb, but we plan to just have one, and it will be a feature so we're willing to pay for it. Could you tell me what the Cordyline is? I can only find ones that have pink edges. Thank you ! Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 6Jan 28, 2009 12:23 pm yeah that is cordyline fruiticosa I am pretty sure.
Of the Fruiticosa though there are heaps of colours. Green is just the fruiticosa I think. Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 7Jan 28, 2009 12:25 pm That is it! Cordyline Fruiticosa glauca
I knew I would think of it. Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 8Jan 28, 2009 1:18 pm Very tropical looking garden. I have been busy painting our bedroom so not much time for the forum. I agree with Fu that it looks like rhoeo at least under the middle one, the bed on the left looks like plants are variegated, perhaps variegated society garlic?
maggie Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 9Jan 28, 2009 3:06 pm Thanks!!! I was searching all the cordyline species I could find and couldn't find that one, I love it.
Thanks for your help, I'm about to post the plan for critique, it's more tropical than I imagined but I really love that first picture. Might do something other than the bromides as they really are very tropical. Maybe some cordylines or something not so bright. Thanks again! Broms 10Jan 28, 2009 3:22 pm I agree with Fu. The Bromeliads I think are Vriesea for the stripey and the other one may be a Neoregelia. Could be Liriope variegata under the cycads or the variegated ophiopogon (Mondo), or Society garlic. The groundcover next to the bromeliads could be a fern as Fu said or Calathea makoyana, a lower growing Calathea. I have seen it used like this before. Very hard to see in this photo. Definately Rhoeo in part under the cycads.
It's definately my style, I am a tropical girl at heart. themax building with the big C. Finals plans being drawn, packing boxes everywhere, colour choices a mix in my head. edited for spelling ooops Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 12Jan 28, 2009 9:44 pm Thanks themax! I think they are both Vrieseas actually. I don't really like the orange flowers though, but I guess I could cut them out for vases (or would that be mean? hehe) Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 13Jan 28, 2009 10:22 pm Pretty certain it is glauca.
i'll check it out at work ...no name change bizzo Here's how West Aussies can make sand into soil Checkout The Forever Project Before starting your landscape attend a FREE Great Gardens workshop Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 15Jan 30, 2009 3:10 pm The large shrubs on the right side are definitely crotons. I have them in my garden in tropical Darwin. It is nice to be important, but it's important to be nice. Cheers Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 16Jan 31, 2009 6:14 am Mariahnas, they are much more likely to be magnolias to be in Sydney and reach that size and I do not see any colour to their leaves. I am not saying that crotons will not grow in Sydney, they will but I do not think they will reach Darwin size. But again the pics are too small to say for sure.
Maggie Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 17Apr 09, 2009 5:59 pm Hi, To me the plants in the first pic up against the wall with the far right arrow look like Clivia's they are a nice dark green leafy plant that has a lovely orange flower but definalty prefer shaded areas. And the trees they are under look like Magnolias. CatCat Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 18Apr 09, 2009 7:51 pm I was going to suggest clivias....there are definitely bromeliads in the pic, but a couple of the plants might be clivias. They're a really good (non-tropical) option. They even grow in Melbourne. As long as orange flowers don't upset your intended colour scheme. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ There's a white/cream variety, but it's mucho expensive. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ The pic above is from a UK website and they're growing it as an indoor plant... LOL. I'll stop complaining about our climate now. Re: Can someone please help me identify some of these? 19Apr 09, 2009 8:03 pm I just have to say I have absolutely no idea what any of them are called but they are now in my bookmarked file as I love the pics you have posted Rachelle and I think the selections are fantabulous beautifulis.(made up words for this topic that suit ) Hi VK, I am now retired however I have stood beside over 300 owner builders in the past 18 years that have successfully built their own homes. First of all a building… 10 22606 |