I have had a plant given to me but I have no idea what it is. Can anyone name it please and what care it needs. Thank you.
The foliage looks like Stachys byzantia but the buds don't seem to match that. https://www.gardenstew.com/plantstew/505350 If nobody has recognized it by the time the blooms open, seeing the open blooms should solve the mystery.
I was looking at similar plants, Paulustris, Xerochrysum, but didn't find a match there. I go the same feeling about what the flowers will look like, that will bloom from buds that look that. A lot of petals small in a ray shape, I think... Somebody may recognize it sooner. Ya' never know who might pop by and what they recognize.
Hi Davemed,..looks like Lambs Ears ' Stachys Byzantia ',..as described by Purpleinpot and i agree with her the buds are not the same,..Palustris is on the right track,.. with one of the Helichrysums i would put my money on it being a Helichrysum 'Ruby Cluster' or sometimes called 'Straw Flower ' over here,..produces pink flowers from the red buds,..we grow it along the side of paths or borders with good drained soil,..a sun loving plant.
Hello All, The question has been answered through Gardens World.com. The plant is " Helichrysum 'Ruby Cluster". You can see it here : https://garden.org/plants/view/118811/Straw-Flower-Helichrysum-Ruby-Cluster/ Thanks to you all, Davemed.
TY for the follow-up! Did the buds on your plant separate into smaller, multiple buds? I could only find pics showing about 6 buds at the tip of each stalk.
Hello purpleinopp. As above the plant is definitely Ruby Cluster ( here : Helichrysum 'Ruby Cluster". You can see it here : https://garden.org/plants/view/118811/Straw-Flower-Helichrysum-Ruby-Cluster/ The stems have between three to six buds. But the buds do not look as if they are multiples. I got the plant off a friend and the buds were drooping at the time and still are. Though the plant is healthy. Davemed
Probably by this time next year, you'll have ideal specimens! It sounds like you can see the individual buds, per inflorescence, in person. TY for the follow-up. The pics looked like each inflo. had only 1 bud at the top, to me, not a "cluster." :+)
Hello purpleinopp, Really looking forward to next year with Ruby Cluster. Out today planting spring bulbs in tubs. Alliums and Fritillary's ( thats if the rain stops !!. )