I look in most days! bit busy not gardening at the moment and the weather down here has been truly awful so still not done an autumn tidy

You are getting on a lot better than me, still haven't had 4 consecutively dry hours! building work is at a stand still

Nice one, well done

Snap! having to take down half my old conservatory, built in 1843 its seen better days. I did one end a few years back, and now the other half is showing signs of collapse. Have decided that rather than just repair it I would make it bigger. so all the permanent plants have been stuffed one end and ...

Are you able to give the top any protection these days? or has it got to take its chances?! Mine was doing as well as yours until 2010 when I decided it was big enough to not need protection!!

Leonotis will only flower in the UK very very late and really needs to be overwintered under glass to get flowers before it becomes winter again, even on Madeira its only just coming into flower in October. I have tried the snail vine but had no luck with that either. You need to be careful growing ...

Arlon Tishmarsh wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 4:52 pm The second looks like Yucca attenuata to me .

Yes! I am not sure what made my brain say flaccida! the banks around the airport on Madeira are covered with it, never had any luck with the seed though

First one looks like a Furcraea although it could be one of the variegated Yucca and the second looks like Yucca possible flaccida

They are not likely to germinate until they become ripe "Patience Grasshopper" !

Yes they are seeds, but they are not ripe yet, normally they will turn white. If you live near the coast then self sown seedlings can become a nuisance. sown in pots they come up looking like grass but its a few years before they are big and tough enough to over winter outside like mummy!

You have certainly packed in the interest, I love a good plant Zoo! Well done

Just cut it off, the stem has rotted through it wont recover, could be some damage occurred during winter

Looks like a Sumac (Rhus) there are several species and I dont have any of them so I am not sure, they can be a pest suckering about

Its going to take several years, keep it growing by not allowing it to become heavily pot bound, protect in winter. what the fruit will be like and the quantity produced will be down to genetic luck. If you really want lemons buying a named fruiting form is the way to go

Chez, I am not sure how far away you would notice, ours gets a bit up close and personal! used to grow a lot of the coloured leaved forms but the only one that survives cold winters here is straight P. tenax I find it quite striking rather than beautiful but at least its indestructible! https://live...