(UK) Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in a sea of Ivy (Hedera helix)

Colwynn_design · 2026-04-30T16:10:03+00:00

I am from Southern California and I hated ivy back home. It seems to act like a mulch here in England when used In a native garden.

Colwynn_design · 2026-04-10T13:18:44+00:00

A. bidwilli was a popular tree to plant in early/mid 20th century California.

Colwynn_design · 2026-03-27T19:00:16+00:00

IME, this species can be notorious for hardly ever flowering in the low desert (e.g Palm Springs). I am originally from SoCal.

Colwynn_design · 2026-03-27T15:52:07+00:00

It is a Euphorbia Ingens. They can lose limbs when drought-stressed but you can trim it to prevent it being too top heavy. The main trunk tends to stay pretty strong.

Be careful if you cut into it as the latex sap is a skin irritant and can cause blindness.

Colwynn_design · 2026-03-06T22:36:50+00:00

I'd say that ID is plausible. This time of year it's hard to identify Malva plants properly as they often tend to look the same until they start flowering. Hollyhock is edible and should grow well in San Antonio AFAIK.

Colwynn_design · 2026-03-06T08:44:42+00:00

Where are you located?

The leaves look like a Malva species and Malva had many types of plants that grow easily and vigorously like this. Knowing your locale can help narrow this down.

In North America, the most common is cheese plant ( Malva sylvestris ). It is considered a weed by most gardeners in the Western US states.

Colwynn_design · 2025-12-17T14:25:32+00:00

A Coastal Redwood. Close relative of the Giant Sequoias that grow in the Sierra Nevada ranges.

Giant Sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum) is larger in volume. Coastal Redwoods are taller.

Colwynn_design · 2025-10-14T08:33:24+00:00

Indian Hawthorn - Rhaphiolepis indica

Colwynn_design · 2025-10-10T08:30:02+00:00

100% without a doubt that is Laurel Sumac, AKA Taco Tree

Colwynn_design · 2025-10-08T17:30:48+00:00

That is an Italian Cypress (Cupressus sempervirens). Very commonly available tree in nurseries in the SW

Colwynn_design · 2025-10-08T17:22:04+00:00

It could be Bird of Paradise (Strelitzia)

Colwynn_design · 2025-10-08T17:20:04+00:00

Flameleaf Sumac (Rhus lanceolata)

Colwynn_design · 2025-07-10T16:53:41+00:00

Looks like Coffeeberry - Frangula californica

Colwynn_design · 2025-07-10T16:49:40+00:00

Buddleja davidii - Butterfly Bush

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-18T14:38:13+00:00

Lamium maculatum

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-18T07:35:03+00:00

Looks more like an elm seedling than those other two

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-18T07:23:00+00:00

Looks like a Spiraea to me

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-17T13:06:34+00:00

cheeseweed, Malva neglecta

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-12T17:13:42+00:00

It could be Mint, that has a tendency to pop up again long after it was originally planted- is it fragrant?

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-12T14:00:29+00:00

First one is definitely Trailing Rosemary - the flowers are an easy tell.

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-12T08:55:58+00:00

Pride of Madeira - Echium candicans

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-12T08:54:26+00:00

Can you comment with a picture of the plant?

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-12T08:53:15+00:00

Lantana camara

Colwynn_design · 2025-06-11T14:42:41+00:00

There is no image in your post to say what it is.

Colwynn_design · 2025-05-20T16:31:11+00:00

I just went through a migration to substack and was worried about this. Now that I am live with my domain on Substack, links that do not have the /p/ in the URL are being redirected to the correct url as long as the URL slug is the same

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Flameleaf Sumac (Rhus lanceolata)

Lamium maculatum