About John Cash Expertise I can identify most cultivated ornamental plants both tropical plants and landscaping varieties depending on how much information I am given. I can also identify most native wild plants of the US at least to the Family and Genus. For the best chance of identification, I need pictures of leaves, stem, flowers, and fruit or seed. Send your pictures to john@arklatexwatergardens.com. I will answer your questions on AllExperts. Please make sure you size your pictures before you send them. Large pictures are VERY SLOW to download.
Experience I have been in the nursery/garden center business since 1976. I am an exotic plant collector and ornamental plant grower. I have studied plant identification all over the South East United States and in tropical Pacific coast Mexico.
Education/Credentials I have a B.S. Degree in Horticulture, a B.S. Degree in Botany with an emphasis on Taxonomy (plant identification) and a Master's degree in Floriculture (ornamental horticulture).
Expert: John Cash Date: 6/5/2007 Subject: Unknown plant
Question I used to have a plant which I am trying to locate at a nursery again, but I don't know the name. It died, so I can't send a picture unfortunately. The best description that I can give of it is this:
It never grew more than 1-2 inches tall in its 1-2 year lifetime; it is colored yellow to orange, sometimes red; its leaves are "bulbous" (spherical), not flat; and I believe it was some sort of sedum/drought resistant plant. Can you identify it from this description? If not, I understand. Thanks for your help, -Josh
Answer Joshua,
You are right. It does sound like some kind of sedum. There is a website that I go to often to help me with plant identification. Go to it and enter "Sedum" in the search engine and look through the pictures and see if you can find it. The website is www.DavesGarden.com.
