Plant Identification

[G'day]

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=1yjmzc&s=3
This plant grows on Magnetic Island,Australia up above highwater- mark in pure beachsand.About 2m high,scraggly ,has velvety large leaves.Once a year "bladderlike",fistsize seedpods,first green but dry out and open showing small ,flat seeds attached to cottonlike fluff.
Any ideas what it could be ??
Thanks for trying,Fred

[Robinia]

At first glance it looks like some kind of hoya but there are many different varieties & I've no idea what the seeds look like. Being many, many miles from Australia I only know hoyas as houseplants. Good luck in your quest!

[Hawkwalk]

It is a Calotropis procera. Not native to Austalia but has escaped from gardens and now considered a weed. Take a look here.

http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl=en&resnum =0&q=calotropis&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi

[Robinia]

Crikey Hawkwalk, so it is...well done!
you can get some sleep now :o)


(I wonder what happened to Tbird? not seen him around for ages)

[Hawkwalk]

I must admit I did cheat on this one and asked on an Australian gardening forum as I could not work out what it was.

not sure where Tbird is. He was always full of good information. Lets hope he is busy gardening somewhere.

[G'day]

Thanks Hawkwalk !!
Sorry my answer comes so late ,we were in South Korea at the time ,in a dingy PS- den and I could not hack the smoke for too long.
Now I can sleep better knowing what my plant is !!
Fancy you checking with an Australian Gardening Forum ,probably just around the corner from where I live.
That's the difference between a pro and a newbie.
Thanks again, Fred