Need help identifying plants

[nuketank]

Hi guys, i have a lot of the following shrubs and vines growing in my garden. I am just wondering if they are safe for sulcatas? I planted a few in their pen and seems they are eating the lower bits that they can reach. Just wondering what are these plants and whether they are safe as a diet to my sulcatas.

The vines (at least to me the look like vines):

The shrubs:

I believe the shrubs are of the family Portulacaceae. But not sure which type to be exact and if they are the safe variety.

 

[Yvonne G]

The "vine" is wandering jew. Its edible.

The shrub looks like some sort of begonia, but that's just a guess.

 

[Len B]

I just picked up a wandering jew that looks a lot like what you have,wish I could grow it as full and big as yours,Winter gets in the way. I have no idea what the other is. Len

 

[nuketank]

@emysemys & ??Len??

Thanks for both of your replies very much appreciated. I am now aware that what i have is for sure wandering jew. I have started to feed my tortoise and they seem very fond of it. While at it could anyone help me identify this flower type/plant. I have these blooming as well.

They come in red too

I am looking at varied diet approach to my tortoises and to achieve this is obviously providing what I can pick/harvest from my garden. Vegetables would still be in their diet at large or maybe you could suggest otherwise? Thanks all.

 

[dmarcus]

That look like some form of "canna" cant say for sure but I have some growing that puts out several different flowers..

 

[nuketank]

That look like some form of "canna" cant say for sure but I have some growing that puts out several different flowers..

wow that was quick! thanks for that. it looks a lot like what you said. now the question, is the flower edible for tortoises on regular basis.

 

[dmarcus]

That I can't answer. I have them in with my Sulcatas but they don't eat them, so I use them as shade for them.

 

[Yvonne G]

All parts of the canna are edible...the tuber, the leaves and the flower.

 

[nuketank]

@emysemsy & dalano

Thank you for your replies, that clears up a lot of things. Bravo TTF!

Btw these are the tortoises we are talking about:

Thanks once again.