Other plants
Euphorbia characias
9 October 2026
Euphorbia characias — This looks very much like **Euphorbia characias**, commonly called **Mediterranean spurge**. The narrow blue-grey leaves packed around upright stems are characteristic. I’m fairly confident of the identification, but I can’t confirm the exact variety from…
Plant
16 September 2026
Plant — Ali, if you mean the **pink flower clusters**, this looks like an **ice plant or border sedum (*Hylotelephium*)**. The broad heads of tiny, star-shaped flowers are characteristic. I’m confident about the plant group, but can’t…
Possible identification: variegated dogwood
16 September 2026
Possible identification: variegated dogwood — Ali, this looks like a **variegated dogwood**, most likely **Cornus alba ‘Elegantissima’**—a shrub with white-edged leaves and red stems. I’m reasonably confident about the identification, although similar varieties make the exact cultivar harder to confirm…
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Possible identification: Japanese anemone
16 September 2026
Possible identification: Japanese anemone — Ali, this looks like a **Japanese anemone**, a perennial that flowers in late summer and autumn. The pink, saucer-shaped flowers with golden-yellow centres, tall branching stems and rounded buds are characteristic. ([rhs.org.uk](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/anemone/japanese/growing-guide?utm_source=openai)) I’m confident about…
