It looks like a fuchsia, but I can't identify the exact cultivar. I'll ask the household expert shortly.
maclad,
Oct 18, 4:22pm
Long shot here but it may possibly belong to the Cuphea family
dibble35,
Oct 18, 5:57pm
I might have figured it out myself - just looked thru one of my giant plant books i havnt opened for years judging from the amount of dust on it. Do you think its a Cestrum elegans?
Yes I thought so but think unfortunately it is Dibble's latest find which is a cestrum and an environmental weed in Australia. I would find out a bit more about its 'naughtiness' habits before planting it out here. It is a native of Mexico and may be self limiting in our climate though.
harrislucinda,
Oct 19, 1:50pm
looking at the site you put i agree it looks like that
dibble35,
Oct 19, 5:11pm
Wonder if it'll become a weed here? Lady who brought it in for us to ID sells plants at markets and got this out of someones garden and is propagating it.
maclad,
Mar 3, 2:07pm
We have this at work and it is spreading slowly but then it is in a wild area and gets little control, but I'm sure I saw it in a book of NZ weeds a few weeks ago. Still she should maybe check with her local council. Don't wanna be selling bad plants.
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