Botanists. Lend me your eyes.

[Barrel of Fun]

Do you know what plant this is?

I collected some seeds 15 years ago from the floor of a car park in Liwonde National Park in Malawi. I finally decided to plant them. Thirty nine failed attempts, but I have one bad boy growing.

What is it? I can't remember the tree. The seeds came from a rather large and slender looking brown broad bean type structure.

 

[Razzoo]

That's a triffid. Destroy it immediately, you have been warned.

 

[Dan Aitch]

They're the seeds of the "You shouldn't have brought that back to Blighty" tree. Daft idiot...

 

[beorhthelm]

Malawi Knotweed?

 

[Superphil]

Malawian Broad Bean. One of your five-a-day dontcha know?

 

[Titanic]

By tomorrow morning it will be out through your roof! Climb up, but beware the sleeping giant!

 

[brakespear]

They're the seeds of the "You shouldn't have brought that back to Blighty" tree. Daft idiot...

That.

 

[Acker79]

Audrey II?

 

[Dan Aitch]

Seriously, kill the f-ing thing now and follow the suggestion in your signature.

You have plants in this building that are poisonous; you picked them because they look good. But these are aggressive living things that have no idea what century they're in, and they'll defend themselves, violently if necessary.

Britain has a pretty vulnerable eco-system and the Malawian Arse-Weed is particularly unwelcome. Do us all a favour and donate any leftovers to the Natural History Museum or a garden centre but fercrissakes don't plant it in your damn garden.

 

[Winker]

It could be some kind of Locust Bean Tree/African Locust Bean. I saw something similar in Laos last year but I was a good boy and left them there.

 

[perseus]

Turn and run
Nothing can stop them
Around every river and canal
Their power is growing

Stamp them out
We must destroy them
They infiltrate each city
With their thick dark warning odour

They are invincible

 

[Dan Aitch]

Cheers. I feel better now.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delonix_regia

An update... They are doing pretty well. I've got 20 saplings and they are growing quickly. Possibly another 5 or so on the way.

I'm not going to be able to look after them all myself. Would anyone be interested in having one? They require tropical/near tropical conditions.

Current state of play...

 

[pauli cee]

If only I had the room in my garden....
Did spend a while in the National Park, very nice as I recall

 

[Barrel of Fun]

They may grow in to this...

 

[jevs]

You should try Kew or Wisley, they may be interested.

 

[pauli cee]

They may grow in to this...

wow!
I would need to knock down my house to build a new garden!!!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

You should try Kew or Wisley, they may be interested.

Do the council have facilities to nurture one? Would it die if it was brought up in a greenhouse and then planted in British soil?

Thanks for that. I will get on to them. Kew Twitter rebuffed me saying they didn't have the resources to deal with my advances.

 

[Barrel of Fun]

wow!
I would need to knock down my house to build a new garden!!!

Ha ha.


A close up of the flowers...

 

[pauli cee]

Ha ha.


A close up of the flowers...

very impressive, I must admit, but still can't bare to part with the house, just need to find a big field ...............