Helleborus foetidus or close relative.

otorongo wrote:

fern Rob wrote:Thats a shame, hope another is planted.

And in just 100 years it will be as impressive!

Well, in 168 years . . . it was planted in 1846

benbaron wrote:I'm in the market for a mature Chamearops humilis

Doesn't exist anywhere . . . but a search for Chamaerops humilis should be successful

Plenty of exotic plants that prosper in the North, it's just that they aren't "tropical" exotics, they're cool temperate exotics from places like Canada

Nice idea, but I wonder how long it will last? I guess until the bison realise that if they want to move around fast, there is no speed limit on the autobahn . . .

An interesting wind map

http://www.3tier.com/static/ttcms/us/im ... _speed.jpg

Britain certainly stands out! More surprisingly, Somalia and the western Sahara. Other places, much as one might expect.

Mr List wrote:

fieldfest wrote:it says cordyline banksii in the top right of the pic, so ill go for that...

lmao can't believe I didn't see that

It wasn't there before, I sent the photographer a note

philip kitts wrote: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... is_001.JPG

To see the plant better:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c ... is_001.JPG

Two Ospreys reported already in Northumbs a couple of days ago (missed one of them by only munutes :x ) - about a month early. I wonder how they knew it was warm here before they decided to come here early icon_scratch A fair few wintering in Spain now I gather - so probably took advantage of the s...

Two Ospreys reported already in Northumbs a couple of days ago (missed one of them by only munutes ) - about a month early.

Another pic here

And one at the same Te Aroha site, here

I'm even more sure on Cordyline banksii now

Not a tree fern for me either; but it also isn't a cycad or a palm. I'd go for Cordyline banksii, compare here.

http://toptropicals.com/catalog/uid/dracaena_draco.htm I stilll reckon it's a Dracaeana draco seedling, have a look at the link, it looks like a 4 month seedling. That's not a Dracaena draco either :wink: Remember Dracaena draco has to establish a thick stem base before it starts adding height. It ...

Yorkshire Kris wrote:Agree, the Blackbird does look fake in photos 2 and 3 how very strange?

Looks normal to me, it's the usual sunning posture.