plant tag
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Plant id, big thistle https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/362691671.jpg Wife calls it the big thistle, looks very similar maybe same family? What |
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Plant ID help please Can anyone help identify this plant please? It's not a liriope. The flower stalk doesn't get any taller than shown. It's from a very old garden. Thank you. |
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Wanting Small plant Pots Not sure if i can ask on here, but I am wanting to recycle small plant pots. Anyone in the Spreydon Addington erea can drop them off to my place inside the gate.131 Brougham.St |
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Biosecurity levy on plant sales I wonder how many of you that sell plants on here (TM) are aware that there are moves afoot to introduce a levy on ALL plants sold in order to fund bio security issues amongst other things. The industry in general, I believe, is very much against this and... |
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Looking for this plant? Rock Cress Variegata Aubrieta Deltoidea, would like to purchase this as a plant or seeds, if you have some to spare please list them on Trade Me, thanks. |
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What might this plant be please? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/372421083.jpg |
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I am going to plant a Hibiscus and some I see are lovely and bushy and others are just stalky. Any hints on these? |
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Wanting to plant a pohutukawa I saw some baby ones yesterday and dismissed the idea as, who has room. But then, this morning I thought actually maybe we do have room in one particular spot, so long as there's nothing under the yard that the roots could wreck. How can you check out whe... |
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Do you know this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/374411469.jpg |
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Shade Loving flowering plant or shrub Today we buried our pet chicken as she passed away. The kids are upset by the whole thing and chose to let her be buried under their big climbing tree. They'd like a flowering shrub or plant to put on the ground over her. What can I put there that's colou... |
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Help to name a plant please? I have seen around the neighbourhood some lovely little trees that are covered in flowers. They are usually orange the ones I have seen but I have seen a light purple one too. What are these I want one? I have tried google. Any suggestions? Not Hybiscus I... |
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Wanting to plant a herb garden now in chch Any idea what will grow well please and am I best to plant seeds or seedlings ? Thanks |
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Plant ID Help Please Could anyone help with identifying this beautiful plant please. It was in the Butterfly Area at Te Puna Quarry Park. It's about 2m tall and covered in flowers. The bees and butterflies loved it. |
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Plant ID Usually found in the bush as secondary growth. A weed or native ? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/386336336.jpg |
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AK - What Veges To Plant Now? What vegetable seedlings would be worthwhile planting now? |
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What could I plant My first hot house. I'm in south canterbury. Got a few lettuces in,and chilli peppers in pots indoors. Even have tomatoes coming up indoors. Would it be wise to put the chillies in now? I might leave the tomatoes till later though. Anything else I can pla... |
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Identify plant? Can anyone help identify this plant? http://imgur.com/yDZ1reD We saw some people picking it but couldn't understand what they called it - something like "chi". The stalk is kind of cele |
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Can someone identify the yellow flowering plant hanging in the photo please. Thanks. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/393530100.jpg |
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Can I plant grass in winter? I need to replant the berm in front of my house and missed the Autumn window. Can I plant in Winter? If not then when would be the best time to plant now? Thanks. |
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Best Plum Trees to plant? Hello novice gardener here. I am in Tauranga and looking to plant plum trees. Which types do I get to have a good supply of red/purple fruit for jams, sauces and eating. And where is the best place to buy them? Thanks in advance. |
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Old unplanted bulbs germinating when to plant? Found a couple paper bags of old bulbs when clearing out relatives garage don't know if they have were ever been planted. I know they've been in garage since at least 2012. Many were dead bit some daffodil bulbs felt a bit firm opened bag today and |
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What could I plant under a cherry tree I want to put some in a front garden so would want something under it if possible. |
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Can anyone tell me what plant this is? And how do I get rid of it? https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10203268155743293&set=a.1369393053485. |
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What plant would you use to mass plant a big bank? Does Star of Jasmine affect allergy sufferers? |
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I have been given an indoor plant for my birthday No idea what it is, and I can not take a photo, no camera. It has a big pink flower, serated around the edges, pink, with 3 smaller ones attached, look like they might be yellow/pink. The leaves are long and narrow, with a pointed end, they ca |
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Tomato seed.too early to plant? After this stinky winter I'm desperate to get some tomato seeds in. Is it too early to put seeds in the greenhouse now? I'm very impatiently waiting for spring. lol Trying the orange tomatoes this year along with Box Car Willy and Black Star. |
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Tamarillo plant HELP please! I planted a tamarillo last year grew well, lots of off shoots and big leaves, then it got what i thought was aphids. turns out it was white fly,. Now the plant has black spots covering the top of the stems . can i save it? If so how? |
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Whats a good variety of strawberry to plant? There heaps of varieties out there, just wondering if there is one that is better than the other. I bought some plants off TM one year and they had the tinest fruit it took ages to pick them, and they were tiny not because of lack of water, it was the var... |
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Plant ID please Hi, This plant started sprouting by a fence a while ago. I thought I'd leave it to see what it was. It's now about two metres tall and I probably need to decide whether to dispense with it. |
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Apricot trees,tastiest variety to plant please Would like to replace one i had for 25 years, Waiheke island |
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Plant Identification Help Please Hi, This plant was given to me as a 15cm cutting around 20 years ago and now it's 1.4m high. It looks like a type of succulent plant with zebra type variegated markings, almost like a type of aloe but it has no sharp edges and so g |
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Spreading plant that likes crappy dry clay soil? Hi, I have a long clay bank that is rubbish clay and in summer it's soooo dry. Can anyone suggest a spreading plant, prefer one that flowers? Thanks so much. |
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When to plant out dahlia tubers When is the best time. I notice some of my new acquisitions are sprouting. I live north of Auckland, so could get one or two more frosts. |
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Periwinkle plant for ground cover Hi - does anyone know where I can source some of these plants please. If they are a weed an alternative recommendation would be OK. They are for a shady patch under a kowhai (mine) and overgrown feijoa(neighbours). TIA |
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Gardening Question on plant ideas We have a small area outside one of the lounge windows that gets no sun at all. All day shady. What are the best plants to plant if any. Keep in mind i am not very green thumbed lol. I went and looked around the garden center but really had no idea. Thank... |
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Stag Horn Plant I have an enormous stag horn plant, its so big its fallen off the fence I had it hanging on. Can it safely be divided up? And what could I attach each piece to? Anyone have any ideas? TIA |
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Gypsophila plant Has anyone seen these for sale any where recently. Love them and had a huge one, but guessing snails finished it off this year because of lack of diligence on my part. Would love another to take better care of. |
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Plant ID Help Please Would appreciate your thoughts on this please. Do you think it's some kind of fuschia or something else? Bought it at a market recently because I liked the flowers but I'm not sure if I should be putting it in the sun or shade or where. Thanks. |
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Does anyone know this plant please it has appeared in my btothers garden. must add though that hes in Queensland which might make a difference. lol https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/ph |
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What to Plant? Have recently moved into a new place that doesn't have that much garden just a little at the front along the house. It was barked when we moved in with a few weeds popping up. It also had flax planted along it. They look pretty hideous and I don't l |
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Tree to plant by fence for privacy As I have no clue to gardens and plants I thought I would ask here. The boundary fence is approx 3 metres from the house (about 6 feet high paling fence). I want to plant some thing that will grow no taller than 2.5-3 metres high to provide a |
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Best area in the garden to plant a daphne bush? I have a small daphne to plant but unsure what they need or like to survive. I've tried growing one before but haven't had any luck. Any hints? |
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Plant ID please This one has us stumped. The shrub is many years old, seldom pruned and is about 1M X 1M. It has yellow flowers about 1/2 " wide followed by berries. The leaf is somewhat camellia like about 1/4" wide and 1 1/2" long slightly serrated |
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Instant plant screen for 1m high paddock fence Hi there We're having a 'do' at our place in late November and want to screen a road-frontage paddock fence. It's about a metre high and currently we're thinking hedging - does anyone know of a supplier of bulk 'cheapish' 1 metre high hedging- |
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Can anyone identify this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/420862065.jpg If it's not a dreadful weed, it might make a nice groundcover for my steep bank. |
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What to plant between pavers please? We have a strip of garden between our driveway and front path, its quite tight backing the car out so thinking we will pop some pavers in the garden and want to plant something small/low between, so far have only come up with black mondo grass. We a |
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Help ID this Plant Please. Corpse Flower? I found this growing wild on my property, not sure what it is. Looks similar to a corpse flower (Amorphophallus titanium). Any ideas? |
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Swan plant plastic bag protection someone said put plastic bags over some of the leaves to keep the caterpillars at bay so they dont decimate the plant totally. Would these bags need holes to provide fresh air? What percentage of the leaves would you cover? |
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Whats eating my plants? + name this plant please Hi guys, What's been eating my bean seedling? seen here: https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/424609961.jpg Also, my green mondo: |
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Outdoor plant pot soil drying out help please. Is there some hairy matty stuff I could put down over the soil in the pots to protect the soil from the harsh kiwi sun ? |
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What's this plant? Have several of these come up, is it just flax or will it flower? thinking of pulling them out but not sure what they are https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz |
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What is this weird plant? I got some great help on this forum recently with some red berries so here I am again! It started growing in my yard and the paddock next door a few years ago and has been allowed to spread in the paddock. The horses don't eat it. I never worr |
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My courgette plant is so happy looking and new courgettes sprouting off it, BUT they get so big, then nothing ! they just stunt at about 5" long and skinny, whats wrong, too much water, not enough? they are certainly not thirsty |
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Where NOT to plant tomatoes! I have just planted some bargain tomato plants that I bought from the Nelson Hospice shop. I have staked them ready for when they grow into beautiful, healthy, fruiting plants, and then I stood back to admire my handy work. That's when I noticed tha |
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Plant Labels What is the best way to label plants on a permanent basis ? Have tried various means, but all get worn out. Permanent markers i have had no joy with, Thanks. |
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Want to plant a tree - Advice needed please :) https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/423839563.jpg We bought this house around 8 weeks ago and it is needing lots of love as it has |
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And another plant ID please. Being a gardener by name and by nature I plant weird seeds and sticks and sometimes they grow. This bunch of deciduous leafy things came up again third or fourth year from seed I suspect, but in the move the label went west and I have no idea what they ar... |
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What is this weird plant? I got some great help on this forum recently with some red berries so here I am again! It started growing in my yard and the paddock next door a few years ago and has been allowed to spread in the paddock. The horses don't eat it. I never worr |
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Have I wrecked my tomato plant? Planted a sweet 100 tomato plant last week. This morning I saw that a lateral had grown out from the leader, about a foot long, so I went to cut it off hard up against the leader stem, and accidentally cut through both the lateral AND the leader! Will it ... |
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Plant experts in here. I have recently cleared out a large area in front of our house, it's quite steep and currently there's a just a few hydrangeas planted. What would be a good shade loving ground cover or other pant that might help with retaining as well? Thanks. |
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What can I plant that is similar to Griselinia? I have a street frontage slat fence so I want to plant something in front of it, I like Griselinias' but it seems everyone in our new subdivision has them, any other ideas appreciated for this novice please? |
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Plant ID please Have been walking around our garden for days, trying to figure out where the smell of dope is coming from, it is this shrub. When it gets above about 15 degrees it has a really strong smell just like weed ,lol. The shrub is about 2m tall, woody stemmed an... |
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Still looking to buy this as a plant or seeds Rock Cress Variegata Aubrieta Deltoidea, if someone out there has discovered some in their garden I would love to purchase a piece or seeds through trademe. |
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What kind of plant is this ? It has just grew by itself this year and hasn't been there before. It's more than 2 meters high. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/4 |
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Can you help ID a plant please? Thank you :-) https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/432876144.jpg This quick growing shrub/tree has appeared in my garden located on the Port Hils |
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Strange tomato plant Today I saw a tomato plant which grows as big as a tree and does not need support being on a thick stem and grows straight. Does anyone know the name of this tomato? |
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Can someone please ID this plant 4 me. Can someone please ID this plant 4 me. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/434421580.jpg |
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Does anyone know the name of this plant please? A friend gave this plant to my Mum, but neither of them know what it is. Can anyone shed some light? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/fu |
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Whats wrong with my capsicum plant? I have been growing a capsicum plant in a bucket and it was doing very well. It has heaps of tiny capsicums, so many I'm not sure how the plant will hold them all. I keep it inside mainly but put it out in the sun some days. I noticed a few odd bump |
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Can someone identify this plant for me. Can someone identify this plant for me. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/438128461.jpg |
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Aluminium plant. How do I get rid of this damned plant? It is coming from a neighbours garden and no matter how much I pull out I just can't stop its relentless intrusion, right along the boundary. |
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What is this plant/weed? I would choose nightshade. Never let it seed. spray or brush on glyphosate (roundup is one but dear) with a little dishwash liquid. |
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Weird flowering plant. Have had these plants for YEARS.but all of a sudden this one has started sprouting a rather stranger.flower! Is anyone on here familiar with this plant! http://www. |
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Repotting a gardenia plant , do any nurseries Do this in christchurch please! It's really struggling and would love to see itrepotted properlyTia |
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Plant ID.does anyone know what this is? Looks like the adult form of Hedera helix, otherwise known as ivy. http://www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/u94830_2.pdf is helpful. Can be very time consuming to get rid o |
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Bean seeds from my plant Have a handful of black beans from my bean plants. the beans dried up and i saved the seeds. what do i do with them later on.! thanks |
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When can I plant red robin hedge? Time of year. |
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Strawberry plant question Do you cut the runners off and plant them now for next summer! or do i do that later in the year!Also i got bugger all of my strawberry plants this year and they are a couple of years old. So should i even bother with the runners or just bin t |
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Potatoes. What times of the year can you plant them Anytime in the Summer, as long as they will be ready before the frosts come.Spuds usually take three months, depending on wether they are sprouting already, and or have been left out earlier to harden off. Some here in much earlier threads, said the |
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Plant ID. Does anyone know the correct name for this plant httpimagestrademeconzphotoserverfull264891377jpg Erigeron karvinskianus |
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Plant ID. Does anyone know the correct name for this daisy bush httpimagestrademeconzphotoserverfull264818636jpg shasterdaisyfamilyButwillget thebook outasalsocallednotsurespellingsoundlikealadiesnamemargeret |
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What veges are good to plant in the garden now? What veges are good to plant in the garden now! From seeds or cuttings TIA |
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Plant ID please This tree is spectacular. I have no photo yet as camera flat but will post later. This tree is probablyevergreen about 6 metres tall and covered in large pink flowers. So many the foliage is hard to see. Each flower is about 5" or 6" wide with 5 petals and the top half o... |
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I have 2 watermelons on my plant one is about the size of a softball the other a bit smaller. will they amount to anything or is it too late now! |
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What to do with zucchini plant I'm a novice gardener and now that I've harvested my zucchinis (which turned into marrows) I don't know what to do with the plant. Do I leave it until next spring or do I have to throw it in the compost and plant another one later this year! G... |
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How to decide which shallots to plant again I grew shallots for the first time last year. I have now harvested thembut am unsure how to decide which ones I use to plant this year. The smaller ones or the larger onesThank you |
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Need advise on: Tall Slender Bushy Screening Plant Basically for privacy.Any recommendations greatfully appreciated :o) |
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Monarch Butterflies. Swan Plant. Help How long does it take for the caterpillas to go into their cacoons!We have so many of them and the poor Swan Pant is getting eaten and I'm worried that theres going to be no plant left.Also there are baby ones still growing. any advice on what to do w... |
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Toothache plant -James Wong Has any one tried this! I just tried my first flower bud and my tongue is still recovering. Im going to try on my family and watch their faces! |
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Plant Identification. Could someone tell me what plants these are so i can google them to see what their growing habits are just The first one looks somewhat like a seedling virginia creeper. http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/virginia_creeper.htm The second, rhu |
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Passionfruit plant trouble Everytime I plant a passionfruit plant in mygarden it dies. I can grow everything else but not passionfruit it seems. My latest 2 plants have dropped their leaves and the stalks are dying back. What am I doing wrong! |
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Newbie vege growers, what to plant when, look here http://www.gardengrow.co.nz/ Quite a good little website although i would double check the region they say you are. According to them i'm a sutropical climate (Whangarei) |
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Banana Plant Would like to grow one In the Hutt Valley.I guess they need a sheltered suny spot to get established with protection in the cold months but what sort of soil and fertisliser do they need. We have a friend who grows them OK in this area but she doesnt make... |
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Vegetables that I can plant now Suggestions please,am in Canterbury |
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Is it too early to plant carrots? Am I being ambitious in Auckland! |
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What is this plant ? Queen Anne's Lace! edit to add link: http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/queen_annes_lace.htm [cg's mom] |
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Is it too late to plant delphiniums, foxgloves and dahlias! |
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Fruit trees. Iwant to buy some fruit trees egplum apricot would they grow and bear fruit if i was to plant them in big pots Iwant to buy some fruit trees, egplum ,apricot, would they grow and bear fruit if I was to plant them in big pots! |
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What veggies to plant now? Definite bite in the air this morning. Wondering what peeps in cooler climates are putting into their veggie gardens now! Our days are hot but morning and evenings are a tad on the chilly side. TIA |
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Monarch caterpillar wont stay on the plant? Hi, for the last 2 days, our caterpillar has been climbing off the swan plant and onto the side of pot. what is it doing! |
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Plants wrongly labelled at school plant fair There is a plant fair near us every year (in early spring), and it is highly recommended.I went and spent about $450 (a lot of money in my books) as we were building our house.However, the plants have not all worked out.2 x big trees didnt leaf up (at the... |
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Some plant ideas please I have a large area of garden that I want to try and sort out.I am not terribly 'plant minded' lolI would like plants that dont grow too tall, but bush out a bit, flower nicely (prefer if there were some plants that would flower in different seaso... |
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Plant ID No. 3. please cherry plumb! |
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Pansies & Petunias past it what to plant now We have had pansies and petunias but they are now past their best sowe are wondering what to plant now. Garden boxes in full sun. |
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Help? Can you identify this plant please? It looks like a ngaio.Myoporum laetum. |
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Plant packaging for transportation. Evening.Does any one know if there are companies that dig up mature plants from your garden for moving!I am planning on moving from chch to nelson and want to take some of my plants with me.I want them to have a fighting chance so don't want to do it ... |
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What to plant now? Hi, I just wondered if it was too late to plant cherry tomatoes! Also what else could I be looking at planting now. I have cucumbers, pumpkins, cauliflower, broccoli, capsicum, lettuce. Also I have recently brought a mandarin tree. Will it gro |
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What to plant? I am after a quick growing hedge to be planted along a fenceline. Doesnt get much sun (shadow of fence in winter), not much wind, soil is average but does drain away. Needs to grow to about 1.8-2m high - i am happy to keep it trimmed to 1.8m if it gives m... |
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Strange plant in garden Hi sister has had astrange plant come up in vege garden,looks like a pumpkin plant nut grows upward, has white flower like a pumpkin and has now got whitefruit with spikes on it any ideas please, plants have been disposed of so cannot post photo. TIA |
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Hi, what is good to plant right now In the ol vege garden! Tia |
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Vegie patch, Wellington. What to plant now? Any ideas, I've got some pea plants to get in and some little beetroots to put in for autumn. Any other ideas. It's a petite patch so space saving plants would be good. |
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Yellow aphids/ mites on swan plant I have thousands of these lil beggers on my swan plants atm and more than a handful of caterpillars too. Can I use the olive oil, baking soda, water spray to knock the lil blighters off without harming the caterpillars too! |
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Plant ID, please No, its not bleeding heart, its a type of red chinese lantern flower http://flowerpictureg |
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Help! What have I done to my tomato plant? I'm killing them somehow and I don't know what's happened.The plants next to this one is OK |
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What is this plant please I don't know what it's called, but we had one growing amongst our hedge. I think the birds must bring in the seed from 'somewhere'. Quite pretty, but ours didn't grow for more than a couple of years then disappeared. |
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Whats the name of this Plant, please? Looks like a Puriri, Vitex Lucins. NZ Native |
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Comfrey. Is it good to plant underneath fruit trees is it good to plant underneath fruit trees |
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What is this plant? tradescantia 'zebrina' .it's a house plant, and a type of wandering jew (or wandering willy if you prefer).The standard one is incredibly invasive . not sure if this is quite as bad as that!But personally I'd never plant it in my garden. |
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What plant? I have an extremely aggressive vine in the garden, its wound its way up the fence. around/up flaxes etc etc - I've only noticed its growth in the last 2 weeks. We rent so extremely frustrating to be in the garden 247 as busy professionals. |
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What is this plant please? google cycad |
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Plant ID help please :) I think that is a grape vine,but see what others say,it looks good and healthy. |
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Plant ID 2 Bletilla striata |
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Plant ID please. Can someone tell me what this is please httpi401photobucketcomalbumspp98queenbeeswaxflowerjpg Can someone tell me what this is please. |
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Diagnose my plant please Aphids which are causing fungal disease by the look of it. What's the air flow like in your greenhouse! |
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Plant for a xmas pressy ,,, think im gonna get MIL a plant for christmas. (cos they have everything they want)any suggestions! I was thinking something that can live in a pot.cos I was gonna get her a pot too |
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Plant ID Please. Have thishttpimagestrademeconzphotoserverfull244187904jpgall over a tree we have growing up in the goat paddock .Cut one of the branchs. is it hollow.and its leaf is quite pionty.and it had loads of those green bud things . Have no idea, but have one in front yard,we think its growen from a seed from bird poo. |
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Queen Anne's Lace - weed or plant? I have self sown Queen Anne's Lace that seems to be taking over and it's nearly 2 metres tall.Do you regard this as plant or a weed! |
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What to plant. Hi, Am after some ideas on what to plany that will gorw to 3 meters by 1-2 meters, along a fenceline, facing northeast. Has thought about pittosporum, wondered if ther was any birght ideas out there. cheers |
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Plant name. please? Sedum spectabile butterflies love the flowers |
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Plant identification. Can someone tell me what this plant is and if it is a weed or not please these have grown in excess of thr Can someone tell me what this plant is, and if it is a weed or not, please! These have grown in excess of three feet high. |
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Horseradish plant or root. Can anyone tell me were I can buy the above. I am in Christchurch butam willing to pay for costs if someone has some in their garden. |
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Potatoes. Is it alright to plant them now not to late i am in tauranga is it alright to plant them now .not to late! i am in tauranga |
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Potatoes.how to plant. I have one of those green plastic potato bag. do I fill it right to the top and put the seed potato in, or do I just put say about 1/3 soil, then the potato, then when it sprouts, add more soil.A person told me this is how to do it, but when my late |
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Avocado plant What are these worth to buy.I have a single plant about 60cm high and around 1.5 years old. Not wanting to sell but was told its worth alot. |
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Name of flax like plant with huge orange spikes Flowers . Not any flax I am familiar with but succulent like leaves and these spikes . About 1.5 metres high . Any ideas please . Tia |
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Does anyone know what this plant is? If it is low growing it may be Campanula portenschlagiana 'Resholdt's variety'. |
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Plant ID, a purple iris like flax plant Hi,Can someone please try and id this plant from the following description: I think it's a NZ native Lush green flax like leaves (but finer) Grows in clumps with a small bulb like root (but it doesn't die back like a bulb) |
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Some plant help please? Hi- I have my first garden ( yippee) but to say I am a novice is an understatement! I have found what I think it an Aloe Vera plant - if I upload a pic could some one please confirm that it is and tell me if I can save it please! I would be re |
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Pumpkins. Is it to late to plant pumpkin seedsouth canterbury Is it to late to plant pumpkin seed!(South Canterbury) |
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Plant identification please Michelia. |
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Swan plant help please http://www.monarch.org.nz/monarch/ |
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House plant ID please No photo sorry and a long shot. In Palmers today I came across a baby house plant which I remember selling in the 70's when I worked in the Garden Centre. It is a climber/hanging plant with a purple/greenish leaf. I can remember it's cultivar name was "Pu... |
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Can someone tell me what this plant is? We have a huge kind of Yucca/Agave/Flax thing growing real well. Suddenly it became very droopy and a stem came out of the middle. It looks a bit like a giant asparagus and is currently 7 meters tall and is still growing by the day. Can anyone tell |
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What can I plant under the eaves of my house? It's super dry and gets the morning sun. Would prefer to plant natives. All suggestions welcomed. Thanks. |
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What is this plant? I've been pulling it out as a weed, but what is it? Shall I keep pulling it out or might it produce some nice flowers? https://t |
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Can someone identify this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/1448917990.jpg |
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What is the pest plant with rhubarb in its name? Friend mentioned this today but dont know it. Anyone know what she means? |
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O wise ones : Plant/tree ID please These are border trees at my property. They were also border trees at my family home when growing up. They have a very spicy aroma when cut. The wood dries to serious hardwood and is great to burn and fragrant. I know someone here knows what they are plea... |
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Plant problem ID needed Can anyone help me identify what is wrong with my michelia gracipes. I've looked online and can't find anything :-( |
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Plant ID please Gorgeous. https://www.google.co.nz/search?q=thunbergia+mysorens |
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Clivias and where to plant How much water do you give them in Canterbury ? Mine is in a pot and has survived the winter but now is looking a bit droopy. |
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Indoor Plant Problem. http://i.4cdn.org/out/1506399088705.jpg She ain't looking too happy. Suggestions? (We had Her on a shelf and She s |
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Plant ID? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/652149386.jpg I took a few cuttings from a friend's tree, which she tells |
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Trying to find an office plant. That will not be too affected by air conditioning please :-) |
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Can someone please help to identify this plant? Can someone help to identify this plant, please? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/651053756.jpg |
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Dying poinsettia plant - help please? I have a potted poinsettia plant at work and over the weekend the leaves on my poinsettia plant has recently starting to swivel and dry up I watered the plant once every 3 days, but not too much. Is there anything else I can do to |
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Suggestions for plant to grow in pot in shade Hi. I would like to put a container plant by my front door which is on the south side so only gets some sun in mid summer but is otherwise always in shade. Preferably something that will grow about a metre or so in height and produce something edible. I w... |
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Can someone please help to identify this plant? Could someone please help to identify this plant, please? Thanks https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/658958765.jpg |
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Raised vegetable garden, what to plant? My husband is building this for me as we speak. We live in Henderson. What best to plant this weekend? |
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Wilting potten plant – help please! I have a potted plant at work and the leaves seems to be wilting the past few days I watered the plant once every 3 days, but not too much. I water them only when I feel that the soil is dry. What can I do to get it back up again? |
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Can anyone ID this plant for me please A customer came in with this plant photo for me to ID, and i could nt help her - never seen her before. TIA https://trademe |
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Native plant ID please Only few of those plants along my bush walk so not very common here in Northland. http://iforce.co.nz/i/hceg5cx3.40c.jpg |
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Help please to identify plant Could anyone please help with the name of this plant I found among my succulents. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/66 |
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Plant I.D. Please. Can anyone help me in identifying this seedling please. It is coming up in some bark we had delivered from the contractors that do the roadside trees under the power lines. It's no biggy, it pulls out very easily. I just wondered what I am throwing away? ... |
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Plant ID help please Can anyone identify this plant please? It grows in a thick clump under some large trees, has ribbed 'rough' leaves, and a 'flower' on a long stem. |
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Daphne plant help https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/676469154.jpg l have this daphne bush which is looking half dead and half alive. |
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Plant ID please https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/677376133.jpg this came up with another plant i brought of a trader |
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Plant ID help please - Indoor Bulb Hi, any idea what this bulb is? Apparently the original was given to our friends by someone else a few years ago - is a very large bulb and only flowered once it was re-potted into a large pot and kept in the conservatory - but no one knows what it |
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Peace Lily plant looks like its dying – help pleas I have a potted plant at work, and for some reason the leaves seem to be wilting the past few days I also noticed there are white powdery substances on the leaves What can I do to get it back up again? Wilting plant: |
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Can you plant directly into Compost We’ve built a new garden bed and thrown in 7 bags of 40L of compost, but it doesn’t look like soil . can you plant directly into it or should I have got some soil too |
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Need Help with Plant ID Anyone know what this is? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/675055014.jpg |
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What's this plant, please? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/687783773.jpg |
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My pumpkin plant get flowers but then go brown and fall off. is that normal? If not, why? |
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Overwatered gerbera plant I told him and told him to stop watering it! Now its all droopy and not a happy plant. Ive tipped the excess water out, is there any chance it will recover? Is there anything else i can do? |
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Large leaf plant ID needed https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/705264258.jpg I am hoping someone out there knows the name of this plant |
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Plant ID Can anybody identify this lily for me? Bulb is very large, does not multiply just gets bigger. I am intrigued by the petal shape and formation as different from any other hippeastrum I have seen. |
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Is this a tobacco plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/713200142.jpg Thank you |
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Plant identification - Txt site ? Does anyone know a txt address where you can send photos of plants for identification from your mobile phone? Thanks |
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Can anyone identify this plant? Hi, does anyone know what this is? It sprouted in the middle of my wildflowers. The plant is like a pumpkin. https://trademe.tmcd |
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Passionfruit plant not growing? I planted a passionfruit plant in October in full sun with plenty of manure and water. It has grown to about 1.2 metres high, but suddenly stopped growing and the leaves at the top have developed a yellow tinge. Any suggestions on how to improve? |
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Does anyone know the name of this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/726293713.jpg |
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Plant ID - Succulent Anyone know the name of this plant? PIC 1 https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/728391756.jpg |
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Plant help We have a tall back hedge (pittosporum - mostly karo), and did have hebes planted in front of it - which looked great. But hebes look as if they have died off ( pruned too early and haven't recovered) - so want something to replace them. Easy mainte |
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What to plant next petunias finished, what to plant next as a fill-in before Iceland poppies? Suggestions ( in Waikato area) |
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Help with Plant Identity Please? Can anyone identify this cutting taken from an established half-metre tall shrub? It has a very robust, rubbery type leaf similar to the texture of a camellia leaf. Thanks for your help. |
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Huge ponytail plant. I have been growing my ponytail plant for around 25 years and its nearly at the roof and has shot out at different angles along the trunk. It has not been repotted or had new soil for quite a few years. The pot is very big. Would it kill the p |
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Plant ID help Would someone have any idea what this plant is? https://imgur.com/a/WINAW Sorry I had to use imgur, could not for the life of me figure out how to uploa |
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Name of plant? does anyone know what this plant is called? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/756440527.jpg |
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Could i have some help regading what to plant :) We have a very shady little garden area in the corner along one side of our house. It pretty much never gets sun but we need to do something with garden. Is there any plants that would work down there that are very low maintanance and pretty much do their... |
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Swan plant pods-seeds visible I was sent some dried swan plant pods by a very kind TM member. How do I sow those? Pod and all? The fluffly white bits are visible with some seeds visible. Can someone guide me what to do now please? I did not have enough food for my caterpillars this se... |
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What to plant? We have just had a ramp dug out (concrete this week). At one end its about 40cm below grass level, the other about 15cm. What can I plant that will cover up the drop. I have no idea at all. Just want something colourful to make the area look better. |
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What is this plant? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/811083206.jpg I thought it would make a good groundcover, but it's taking |
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Plant Identification Any clever gardeners out there know what these two trees are? 1. https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/811003264.jpg |
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Swan Plant question I do not have a green finger touch (more like a finger of death ! ) I purchased 8 young but established swan plants about 2 - 3 months ago to get them 'big' for the summer to attract the monarch butterflies. I put them in my greenhouse which I purchased e... |
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Dry shade under the eaves, plant suggestions? I'm going to strip out my tiny front garden, except for the salvias that seem to be doing okay, and would quite like some suggestions for low maintenance but colourful plants to put in, instead of the tired old stuff that's in there now. I'm thinking echi... |
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What to plant I have what I call the wilderness area in our garden it is part of the original garden, we live rural, it has lots of Rhodes and camellias but since clearing a lot of rubbish looks a bit bare, has quite a few big tress so doesn’t get much sun, just... |
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Can someone help identifying plant please? Sorry no photo, but should be easy for experienced plant person to identify hopefully. I have a plant with big flax like but fleshy succulent type leaves, (not a native). A couple of months ago it sent up an enormous (4.5m) "flower" spike up through the c... |
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What best to plant in West Auckland this month Just prepared a raised vegetable garden. Our last one I got overly enthusiastic and planted too much which of course did not work too well. Any gardening suggestions welcome.p |
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What can I plant please I have a long bit of garden, approximately 30 cms wide, perhaps wider in the middle, that is in shade a lot, and has horrible clay soil? Something evergreen so it looks nice all year round |
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Going plant shopping for the new vege garden Can someone tell me whats the best to start with at this time of year. The soil has been prepared and the area is near a fence with full day sun. Mostly West facing. |
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What sort of flowers should I plant? I have just created a new garden in the front yard and I have no idea about what sort of flowers to plant in it. It is about a 3m by 1.5m area I want to plant with flowers. Wanting nice colourful ones to make it look pretty lol. Any suggestions? Als |
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Swan plant and regrowing them My beautiful big swanplant has been stripped by a load of caterpillars which are about to hatch. Do the swan plants regrow after being stripped from it's leaves? There are plenty seed balls on them. Advice please. Currently have 9 caterpillars |
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Could someone identify this plant please. http://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/359392570.jpg |
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Advice on what to plant please We have almost finished earthquake repairs and are now looking at replanting our gardens that got destroyed in the repair. We have a garden down the side of the house and have no idea what plants to put there. We are thinking some sore of shrub that doesn... |
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Pot plant thevies! We live on a busy road . front area exposed. were out for aprox 4 hrs came home to our three terracotta pots planted up with shaped balls. and a cane basket with a white impatient plant inside it. all gone taken in broad daylight . very p. off. lowlifes .... |
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Plant ID: cherry? Tiny plums. May be a rootstock fruiting not a proper variety. |
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Kaka beak plant losing leaves. My Kaka beak plant is about 2 metres across and 1 metre high and has had leaves all over it,but now the last 10-20 cm of some of the branches the leaves have died off. Does it need more water in summer to stop this or is it something |
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Soil binding plant that doesn't grow too big I'm after a soil binding plant which will easily grow in clay, is low maintenance and doesn't grow to big. Ideally it would only grow about 30cm max. Any suggestions? Thanks. |
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Stink bugs on Kaka beak plant. I have got heaps on the plant,what is good to kill them. I thought it was just tomato plants they liked,but. |
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Plant gurus what tree is this Would like to know what this is and if the fruit may be toxic. The berries although small, hang on a stem in the manner of tamarillos. Although the fruit is mostly seed pod the flesh is soft and juicy and is about the same size as a large grape. |
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Plant ID please! Hi, are these 4 plants weeds or have they escaped from the garden? https://trademe.tmcdn.co.nz/photoserver/full/363170935.jpg -- this one i |
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Plant with orange flowers I had a skinny looking plant in my garden with bright orange flowers on it. Actually thought it was a weed, but it looked pretty, so left it there. Today I notice it has been stripped bare, no leaves, or flowers, and monarch catterpillers by t |
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What is the name of the plant That exists on the roadsides in the country. It has orange flowers in summer, a bulb. It seems to expand its presence quite rapidly. I'd like some for my garden, shouldn't take much looking after. |
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What is this plant? Tree 8 m , white flowers, green Lancelot, unserrated leaveshttps://trademe.tmcdn.co-.nz/photoserver/full/363864996-.jpg |
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Aphids on my swan plant Just after some advice about aphids. I have a swan plant in a pot. It was growing beautifully, until i discovered yellow things all over it. Its looking a bit under the weather now. What should I do? |
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Ruscus - Green Plant I am wanting to source a green, hard leaved plant called 'Ruscus'. I just love its foliage. I have tried local nurseries only to be told that this plant is commercially grown for florists & difficult to find in nurseries. Doe anyone have this plant growin... |
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Plant/weed id please kind folks? (photo) Hi, would love a name for this shrub, which is flowering right now in the Waitaks. It has quite fleshy (rather than woody) stems and is spreading enthusiastically. Seems to be semi deciduous. If it is a weed erradication info also appreciated. Thanks in a... |
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