Plant Recognition Help

[Alex H]

Anyone recognise these ?

http://www.alenda.freeserve.co.uk/house6_3.html

http://www.alenda.freeserve.co.uk/house6_9.html

[Christine Animal]

The first one looks like a type of hibiscus.  Are they the bushes you see a lot of around everywhere (we are in Poitou-Charentes).  I have been wondering the exact name to be able to buy some.

[Russethouse]

Pretty sure Christine is right about the first one, Hibiscus. At first glance Viburnum comes to mind for the second but if it creeps then possible not.....any other pictures? How big is it ? Is it deciduous or evergreen ?

[Iceni]

I'd say the second is Boston Ivy (Virginia Creeper) or similar - do the leaves turn bright red in the autumn (the ones around here are already bright red due to the lack of rain this year).

It is raining now - Yippeeeeeeeee

[Alex H]

Gay

Size of plant here

http://www.alenda.freeserve.co.uk/house_first_1.html

It appears to be deciduous, as if you look at the picture here

http://www.alenda.freeserve.co.uk/index.html

it has almost vanished and that was taken in December

Di

The creeper photo was taken a week ago - we don't live there (unfortunately), so haven't been in the Autumn as yet

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello, Its back to my old Horticultural college notes for this because I am not aware that Parthenocissus tricuspidata or any of its cultivars produce berries...the clue is in the latin 'tricuspidata'

It could be a joke...? Like the time some fellow glued 3 colours of flower to the same stem to fool Alan Titchmarsh on telly!

I don't know what it could be, sorry.

Le Jardinier Anglais

[Christine Animal]

Isn't this it ?

http://crdp.ac-besancon.fr/ressourc/flore/flore/especes/parthenocissus_quinquefolia.htm

I had thought of Vigne Vierge, probably the same thing as Di meant, but the leaves weren't the same, here are the other two varieties with leaves more like a vine (yours being the first one) :

http://crdp.ac-besancon.fr/ressourc/flore/flore/nom_com/vignes.htm

[Ty Korrigan]

Hello, does it produce berries on new or last years growth? I confess I have never noticed them before unless its because the birds have got there before.

 I even examined two customers vines today for signs of fruit and could find none, so I am wondering, when it is cut back every year in order to control it and therefore only has new growth in abundance if that is the reason for a lack of berries...? 

[Alex H]

Christine

You seem to be right about the vine - here is a better picture, nearly identical to ours

http://nature.jardin.free.fr/grimpante/ft_vitis.html

AKA Virginia Creeper - well spotted Di !

[Viv]

This website shows the same picture and it's a Japanese creeper apparently.

 

http://www.fairy-lamp.com/Webb/JapCreepPho1.jpg

[Christine Animal]

Yes Viva, I had noted Lierre Japonais while I was searching.

[Viv]

You know your stuff clearly. Me, I struggle on the latin names let alone the French!