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gz



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 20 9:24 pm    Post subject: Plant I D please Reply with quote
    


Looks cherry like but the sprays of flowers don't...

dpack



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 20 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i know it but can not name it.

buzzy



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PostPosted: Tue May 05, 20 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

If the flower spikes droop as they get older it could be Bird Cherry (Prunus padus). I guess it must be related, at least.

Henry

Shane



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 20 4:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

iNaturalists suggests bird cherry or black cherry - flowers look more like black cherry from the pictures on the app.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Wed May 06, 20 6:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I would say bird cherry. Not come across black cherry.

gz



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 20 9:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The bird cherries on Hannahston reserve here have the same infestation as previous years

gz



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 20 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

In our front lawn..




buzzy



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PostPosted: Thu Jun 04, 20 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

gz wrote:
The bird cherries on Hannahston reserve here have the same infestation as previous years


That'll be the Bird Cherry Ermine Moth, I expect.

Henry

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 20 6:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

moth of some sort, buzzy is probably correct

the plant looks like an orchid but i am not expert on them.

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 20 7:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

For the orchids, the top one could be greater butterfly orchid and the lower one pyramid orchid. Not absolutely positive, but worth consulting plant ID on line or in a book and see if they fit.

buzzy



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 20 9:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I agree with MR for Greater Butterfly Orchid for the top pictures - a brilliant thing to have on your lawn.

Not ready to name the lower orchid!.

Henry

gz



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PostPosted: Fri Jun 05, 20 11:47 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thankyou! They are fortunately in the bit of lawn I want as Meadow

Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Sat Jun 06, 20 8:13 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

That is thoughtful of them. Usually they come up in the bit you want as something else.

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