One for the Botanists

[Ric]

Hi all,

Can anyone help identify this flower, my wife photographed it when we were in the Hunter Valley region last summer.

The photo is a bit rough, only taken with a small mobile phone.

Thanks for any help. :)

[JA]

Hi Ric,

Maybe a Bryophyllum / Mother-of-Millions or similar / identical to the image attached, a little hard to tell based on image. They are considered weeds and posionous to some degree.

Thanks for the puzzle.

Best
JA

[Ric]

Thanks JA,

I think you may have picked it, interesting name as well.

I'll have to do a bit of research on it.

Cheers

[Nebulous]

+1 :thumbsup:

Google and I just independently came to the same conclusion. :)

They seem to have a number of names - Kalanchoe Delagoense, Chandelier succulent, Mother of Millions, etc but they are apparently a declared weed in Australia and can spread quite rapidly. Nice looking though. :)

http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-cluster-of-beautiful-red-bell-shaped-flowers-of-mother-of-millions-84368319.html

[Nebulous]

Fact sheet from Queensland

https://www.daf.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/61461/IPA-Mother-Millions-PP33.pdf

[Ric]

Hi all,

Thanks for all the info, very appreciated.

Cheers

[LewisM]

Isn't that Redicus Flowericus?