Sam, Clement, Resin and bboy, thank you very much for your answers. All three P. menziesii should be of almost exactly the same age. Is it a possibility that genetic variances between them caused one's bark to mature faster? It is quite likely that the third one is P. pinaster since that tree used to be planted on small scale for forestry around where I live. Thank you for the compliment, Sam. :) Taxus baccata is a conifer which is wild growing here anywhere; presumably because of its extensive use for hedges. Close to the one I found were numerous "normal" (single coloured, dark green ones) so this one catched my eye immediately. This one has smaller, more sickle shaped leaves which are green on the inside and bright-yellow across their edges. This post was edited by liopleurodon on Fri, May 17, 13 at 5:23

The majority of hoyas like very bright indirect light, no burning sun. I have found that some of them will scorch easily when in direct sunlight other than the more gentle morning or late afternoon sun. This one, though, can handle a bit more sun than most, and gets those pretty reddish leaves in higher light. So if you have a spot that gets a hour or so of direct sun a day, it will probably do fine. Things to watch for would be white or discolored spots on the leaves, that would mean the sun is too much, and you should move it to a less bright spot. Something to be more careful about with these Exotic Angel brand plants is overwatering. We think the grower uses a soil additive that helps the soil to hold water, which comes in handy during the growing phase when the plants are kept in hot greenhouses. In your home, in a cooler, lower light environment, it's a different story - the plants can stay too wet too long, leading to root rot. Let the plant dry out before watering again, and when you water, water lightly, just enough to maybe wet the top few inches of the soil. If the plant starts to show signs of underwatering, you can always water more heavily, but remember that more plants are killed by over than underwatering, especially hoyas, most of them like to dry out a little between waterings. Good luck with your new plant!

its definitely a clematis, not sure what type it is though :( its all dried out so i dont really recall what the flowers looked like exactly, i have a bad memory but its definitely a clematis im thinking its either a clematis drummondii or clematis vitalba Clematis drummondii http://www.fireflyforest.com/flowers/images/white/white_48/Clematis_dru_400.jpg or Clematis vitalba http://www.floralimages.co.uk/images/clematis_vitalba_586.jpg i know its a long shot from the passiflora, so i apologize for spamming this forum, but i definitely appreciate all the help. Danny

The Aloe is likely a hybrid. The Euph. looks to possibly be a monstrose form of some sp.. 6. I think is a Gymnocalycium sp. 7. Looks like an Aeonium in form. Some sedums have this form, but are usually not this large. 8. You may be able to I.D. this Mammillaria at the CactiGuide site. Look for Mamms that bifurcate vs. ones that stay single. It looks like a common one so you should be able to find it. Sorry I don't have any complete I.D.'s but maybe the leads will help.