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My neighbor wants to plant a shrub that is growing in front of another house in our neighborhood. The problem is that the house is under renovations and it doesn't appear the owners are there to ask. I snipped a piece off and brought it home and took some pictures (forgive the quality -- I only had my husband's cell phone camera handy). Can anyone tell us what this plant is?
Before the flowers open, they almost look like little peppers. The leaves have red veins running through them and are kind of fuzzy to the touch.
My neighbor wants to plant a shrub that is growing in front of another house in our neighborhood. The problem is that the house is under renovations and it doesn't appear the owners are there to ask. I snipped a piece off and brought it home and took some pictures (forgive the quality -- I only had my husband's cell phone camera handy). Can anyone tell us what this plant is?
Before the flowers open, they almost look like little peppers. The leaves have red veins running through them and are kind of fuzzy to the touch.
flower resembles that of a Christmas or Easter "cactus'. . . actually a kind of succulent. You are in S. Calif... . so that is not a bad guess. These plants can get quite large in that type of climate. The leaves would be thick and fleshy. . . the poster that suggested taking a piece (leaf and flower) into a local nursery made an excellent suggestion.
Glad you got it positively identified! A real tricky prospect without seeing it "in person", or at least a really good clear photo of both flower and leaf structure.
I always admired my neighbour's and she gave me a couple of stems to transplant last fall, and it's growing like a weed.
If you grab a stem close to the roots and give a gentle tug, they come away from the main plant quite easily. Also very hardy and survive through hot summers and fairly cold winters. Usually fusias are more shade plants aren't they, but this type seems to survive in hot sun also, as that's where hers are located, and mine too.
Obviously I was not as knowledgeable as you, but did try to help. I wish you had chimed in when it mattered.
I've never seen them in the ground. In hanging planters, they hang. So, Pardon me.
And thank you for the edumacation.
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