PUSHING THE BORDERS

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.

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

Aeschynanthus buxifolius.

Come on; give us a challenge!

Chad.

Chad wrote: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!

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.

Oh dear,

Chad.

Well done!

Chad wrote:Oh dear,

Chad.

Told you that it was worth a perusal :lol:

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.

Chad wrote: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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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.