Rachel's Journal

Something exotic

Yes, Tina, but that's the only hint you're getting :)

Hmmmm that's a nice downey leaf. Peculiar looking stem. Will watch and learn.

I wont know if it is exotic but hope it roots for you.

Havnt a notion,best of luck with it

I'll keep my mouth shut :)

Your Amicia cuttings appear to have taken too, unlike mine :(

It surprisingly is a member of the pea family, Amicia or also known I think as Sun Flower

Jesus Bruno, you're good! You recognised the Amicia zygomeris from that photo! Well, if it grows for me, you know where to get cuttings next year ;-) And we know that YOU know what the main cutting is!

Fran, Bruno is talking about the plant behind. The identity of my precious is still open for guessing ;-)

OK worth a try LOL, but I was really testing Bruno, should have known better :-)))))

Suffering from verbal diarrhea once again................. 

Freemontodendron californicum?

Ooh, a good guess, Elizabeth. The leaves are similarly soft and fluffy. But, no!

Tell you what...if your "precious cutting" doesn't root, I'll swap you a rooted one for an Amicia cutting ;-) Mine has sent up a couple of suckers and I could easily be tempted to swap one for an Amicia. BTW, mine has recently sent up flower spikes and the whole thing is looking very Ligularia-like.

Fran, be warey of this one....I grow it so it must mean it's invasive LOL

Bruno, I was at a Gardening Clinic the other night, the were installing Micro Chips to help folk stop buying plants, they said they would build one for me in connection with Invasive Plants, I do hope the warning shock this chip gives is not too strong.............. LOL 

It sounds like a good deal, Bruno. I do only have one Amicia cutting at the moment though so you'll have to wait a bit :)

My lips are sealed  :-)  Mine is nice and cosy in the glasshouse --- I saw one flowered in Wales and have to say I did not fancy it.  The leaves though were very impressive and were huge

OK time up. I was giving all the others time to prove thenselves, it's a Califorinia Geranium better know as Senecio Petasites. 

One that's on my wish list, I do hope that the Hint was subtle, a great plant ;-))

Fran has it! I am surprised that one so tender is on your Wish List! I have loved this one from afar for awhile so fingers crossed that it won't be from so far away soon if it strikes.

Rachel, for a minute I thought you meant I was tender  !!!!!

Hosta, while your lips were sealed, I'm glad your fingers were free,  

Shush ......... not a word to anyone ;-))

Not a word Fran, not a word  :-))

I wonder is there twickewy afoot!

'' I know nothing '' LOL

You may well think that Rachel, but I couldn't possibly comment  :-))

Margaret, you really shouldn't encourage one so tender and impressionable as Fran!

These corkoians can lead anyone astray!!

God I'm sorry I missed this discussion, firstly well spotted Bruno, Rachel you never told me you got a hold of Amicia Zygomeris !! you kept that quiet... will have to be extra nice to you next year if I want to try a cutting LOL

All the boys want to be my friend now :D