Plant Identification Assistance

[Julie]

I came across your website from the garden pond forum that I am a member of, while looking to identify two plants I purchased but did not have identification labels on them. I am wanting to put them around my koi pond but am worried that they might be toxic to them. If anyone is able to identify each and let me know if they are safe to have around my pond I would greatly appreciate it. I have moved them somewhere else until I find out. Thanks in advance!

 

[Silver surfer]

Green one looks like Acalypha wilkesiana ..

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=A...h=728&dpr=1.25#tbm=isch&q=Acalypha+wilkesiana


Maybe...Hoffmannii...or maybe A w. forma circinata.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Acalypha_wilkesiana_'Hoffmannii'1.jpg

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4d/Acalypha_wilkesiana_forma_circinata.jpg

The red leaf one is also Acalypha wilkesiana.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Starr_080607-7084_Acalypha_wilkesiana.jpg

 

[DeborahJane]

I love the Acalypha wilkesiana with the white edging Julie. Thanks to Silver Surfer I can look for it too. I just checked on an Australian Gardening Fact Sheet and it doesn't say anything about it being toxic. Good luck with checking that out.

 

[Julie]

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to respond. I'll dig for some more info before I put them back next to my pond. They ARE beautiful! I happened upon a list of toxic plants and saw that bottlebrush flowers are and my neighbor has three about six feet from my pond..yikes! I'm going to have to keep on eye out for those. At any rate it got me nervous about everything else. I didn't see honeysuckle on a very long list so I bought one of those to put around the pond but decided to google if it's toxic to fish and it came back positive, so unfortunately every list may not be complete.

 

[Becky]

Welcome to the forum @Julie!