Monday 18 July 2022

What the.....


I'm quite used to finding unusual plants, fungi, etc, but this one is entirely new to me. It is growing beneath our biggest Fig tree.

I can only hope that it's a plant I might recognise in a few days time when it's fully opened.

Lords and Ladies maybe; but I doubt it. An Orchid? Does anyone know? It stands about 12 ins high.


 

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  1. We'll have to wait and see. My bet is one of the Arums. Arum cylindraceum?

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    1. You could be right, I expect the orange top will turn into berries and it'll be more identifiable.

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  2. That's a weird one. Not like the beginning of Lords and Ladies that I've seen before. The top looks like a fungi but the green stalk is wrong for that so a mystery. Love a mystery!

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    1. Lords and ladies usually appear from a curled leaf-type shroud. This come direct from the earth.

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  3. Looks like a candlestick, Adrian has it.

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    1. I think I need to wait to see how it develops.

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  4. I thought perhaps a red hot poker - but probably not tall enough.

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    1. Yes, Andi, Kniphofia by another name. They are peculiar plants. Rigid. Not for me. On the other hand, live and let live. How much longer a mouse in my house will benefit from this remains to be seen. Patience is a virtue. Sometimes it's misguided.

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    2. Red Hot Pokers are much bigger, this is about one foot tall.

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  5. Looking forward to seeing the mystery unfurl.

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  6. My less than reliable searching skills indicate it is a fungus, but I'm not spending any more time on looking.

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    1. Your less than reliable searching is less than reliable, it's certainly not a fungus. I might post another photo in a few days time, when it's opened up.

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  7. I'll sand you a photo of it in my garden.

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  8. Looks like it might be arum Italicum, a poisonous plant.

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    1. I do have Lords and Ladies growing in the same area, so your suggestion could be right.

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    2. I'd carefully remove it with gloves on, just in case.

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  9. Only one is odd. It looks a bit like a cattail. They usually grow near marsh areas.

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  10. This mystery will be solved with a bit of patience. I can't wait to see what you discover!

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  11. PS Did you know that you can right click on that picture, and then select "Google Lens" from the drop down bar and it will bring up other similar pictures? It is calling it Italian Arum.

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    1. Thank you for that Debby; no I didn't know. I tried, but it offered mostly fungi, which it isn't.

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    2. That's odd! There were some fungus listed, but what came up here first was the arum.

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  12. How about Cordyceps militaris ?

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