Tricky ID?

[charlie]

OK, I know this may take a bit of doing but this evergreen came to me from John Lanyon who now lives at Edward Needhams garden, I can remember he said it was an epiphyte (can't spell it and the spell check doesn't know what I am talking about!)
Now its flowering I am hoping the rather distinctive stamens may help.

[005 by charliepridham, on Flickr
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006 by charliepridham, on Flickr

[LONGK]

Aeschynanthus? The anther arrangement is certainly typical of the genus.......................

[Chad]

Aeschynanthus buxifolius.

Come on; give us a challenge!

Chad.

[LONGK]

Aeschynanthus buxifolius.

Come on; give us a challenge!

Chad.

You asked for it. Try this......................
https://farm9.staticflickr.com/8020/715 ... 0362_z.jpg

As the photo is not mine out of decency here is the link to the original where you will also find the answer. We trust your honesty!
https://www.flickr.com/photos/andreaska ... 24365@N05/

I recommend a browse through all his photos - some proper obscurities there!

[Chad]

Oh you wicked tease.

Without cheating I got to Erythrina megistophylla.

Seeing what it is labelled as I still think it is Erythrina megistophylla rather than fusca!

Amazing collection of other things there that I've never heard of.

Several hours will now be spent updating....

Chad.

[Chad]

Oh dear,

Chad.

[LONGK]

Well done!

Oh dear,

Chad.

Told you that it was worth a perusal :lol:

[Chad]

OK,

I need to restate my demand for a challenge.

It only applies to anything growing in the UK!!!

Who is Andreas Kay?

I wouldn't have been able to get to family let alone genus or species for most of his pictures; but then I haven't been to Ecuador.

Chad.

[LONGK]

OK,

I need to restate my demand for a challenge.

It only applies to anything growing in the UK!!!

Who is Andreas Kay?


Chad.

https://www.flickr.com/people/andreaskay/

These will be easy, but stating from the UK is cheating!! :lol:

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Low growing fairly hardy perennial.

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[Chad]

OK, OK I admit defeat!

My original 'Come on; give us a challenge!' was intended rhetorically as if to say 'that one was easy'.

The Erythrina megistophylla was just lucky that I had seen it before [most of the rest of that site I would have had no hope on].

The arrogance in my next post is somewhat embarrassing retrospectively; but I do love a challenge of finding an ID for things. Especially things I don't know.

I have two ways of getting to an ID - I either recognise it, or slog out from the details given. Sometimes I am just glad someone else knows and I can learn from that. Your last post covers most of these.

The 'that looks familiar I'll just check the details' covers;

1.Albuca. Muddled in commerce, I've seen that one grown as A.nelsonii I think, but it could one of several others. And I'm not certain I have the genus right.
2. Polemonium pauciflorum. Knew the plant but had to check the spelling.
5.Cubanola domingensis. Then checked pictures and spelling. Your picture is very 'yellow', but I can't think of an alternative.

The 'I know the genus and I could probably work it out'
3. Salvia. To get much further I would need more information and/or pictures of its habit and leaves. The 'unopened' tube should be characteristic, but it doesn't ring any bells. The 'red' suggests bird pollinated; so for this genus American. Mexican? [If it is hybrid I would give up - there are too many!].

The 'I'll be glad if someone else can name it so I can learn something'
4. An orchid. The very divided lip is off putting. The spots on the bracts suggest it should have spotted leaves. The flowers look a long way apart for a Dactylorhiza. In placing and poise they look more like an Orchis [like mascula]; but not one I know. Outside of the context of this thread I would keep quite and wait for someone who knows more to comment.

Chad.