Strelitzia nicolai Here is a link that might be useful: White Bird of Paradise

I took pictures but don't know if we can post them on the board. Here is how I do it, though there are other ways. Once you have your pics on your computer, you will then need to put them on an on-line photo storage site. I use Photobucket. It is Free, and you can join here Once you have your Photobucket account set up, you will need to upload the pics you want to post here. After you have them uploaded, just follow the instructions below. 1...just type your message,...or in this case a reply to this post, changing the Subject of Posting line by one character, if necessary. 2...open Photobucket in another tab, or window. 3...find the pic you want to post in the message, 4...click on HTML code found in the third box below the pic. It will say copied in yellow, 5...go back and paste the HTML code in your message box, 6...hit preview, You will then see your message, and the actual pic, and 7... lastly hit submit. If you have any problems, stop over at The Test Forum Gallery. There are several 'regulars' there that will be glad to help you if need be. Sue

Have you weedkillered these already? They look rather distorted. The top one could be several things but the top growth seems to be atypical. The plant in the same picture top right is Phygelius. The bottom two show the same plant Centranthus ruber, aka Red Valerian, a self sower and basically a weed in the South West. This forum is very slow and if you need further ids the Name That Plant Forum is much livelier. All the best.

I have this Asian jasmine and I hate it! It looks like yours is in a contained area, which might be better than mine. Previous owner planted it as a groundcover here and it is unmanageable. It goes up adjacent hydrangeas and into hedges. It grows so fast. I trim and it grows more and more. As soon as I can get rid of it (if even that is possible??) I am going to plant something else there. Hard to see exactly, but looks like it is growing up your tree already. watch that....