Shock in the shrubbery!

[Bill HH]

Happened to look up and find these on my palm tree! I think they may be aliens.





I wonder what they will do next, I call this plant Tachycardious but I know that's not its real name, however seeing these things quite shocked me and could have given me a heart attack.


Real name is Trachycarpus fortunei I think.

[lottie dolly]

Yo will have to rename it the asparagus palm hehehehe,could it be flower buds,

[Bill HH]

Yo will have to rename it the asparagus palm hehehehe,could it be flower buds,

Yes I think it will send out a long branch with flowers on which turn into pods, each pod may well have a replica human being in it however. I shall post updates until they get me.

[Greenleaves]

Well the tourist season has started Bill. Intriguing to say the least.

[scarey55]

Yes I think it will send out a long branch with flowers on which turn into pods, each pod may well have a replica human being in it however. I shall post updates until they get me.

Ooh, get you! a shrubbery

shades of John Wyndham come to mind.

[veggiechicken]

Llooks like Triffidus Torquayiana Billiamserii.................you could make a fortune selling seed pods to "elbillug"Tourists - if it doesn't eat you first

[bearded bloke]

Sorry to be sooooooooooooooooooooooooo very obvious but it had to be done

[WendyC]

I thought it sounded like a plot from Midsommer Murders, Or "Nice Murders" as it's known in our house.

[Potstubsdustbins]

Saw the title of the thread came here post haste.

Was so disappointed.

[lottie dolly]

Llooks like Triffidus Torquayiana Billiamserii.................you could make a fortune selling seed pods to "elbillug"Tourists - if it doesn't eat you first

could you say that after the glass of red

[Bill HH]

Here is an update on my Aliens, the "Things" have opened and appear to be putting out some sort of cheese!!!! I am sure I can hear them hissing at night.

[Knight of Albion]

Wow! What an impressive sight!

It's amazing that palms and the like can do so well on the south coast of England. [Though maybe they are tougher than we give them credit for ...]

A couple of years back I saw a banana tree in fruit. (This was growing 'wild' in someone's garden).

[Patchninja]

Not all palm trees are delicate. Husband is an expert so live with over 100 of the things!

[Bal]

Are ther any I could put in my back garden in not so sunny lincolnshire
I love the shape of Palm trees OH had a couple of tree fern(not palms I know) but lost them in the really cold winter.

[Bill HH]

Yes there are, the one in my picture for instance is hardy down to -20C, there are a lot of palms that would do well in Lincolnshire.