Topic: Self Seeded *EDIT: MORE PICTURES ADDED*

[dibberxxx]

The only plant's that usually self seed in my garden is weeds.. :'(...but look what have self seeded in my bog garden...Lupins!! :-*...beautiful!!

[honeybee]

Wow Dibber, such a beautiful variety too  :)

Can you check that leaf against your unidentified seeds and see if there is any comparision?

[Twospot Ladybird]

What a lovely picture  :)

[dibberxxx]

HB the leaves may look slighty the same but it defently not lupins just wish i new what it was

[Marley Farley]

 :) Lovely Lupins  :) I love it when plants choose their own home  ??? ;D

[lorna]

They look just great!!!! I got three miserable looking seedlings out of a packet >:( Will try again next year as I do love them although never grown them before. Lorna

[Marley Farley]

 :) Those are definately Lupin leaves between your flowers  :)

[dibberxxx]

thanks MF at least we know what one plant is lol

[tim]

I would just love a bog.

[Marley Farley]

  :) ok so are the big leaves gunnera  ??? & are we talking about the smaller ones centre back?  ??? ;D

[dibberxxx]

no MF its not a gunnera it callled cotesfoot and its a bloody pest its runs and pops up every where tis  all over the garden i spent hours pulling new bits out but i do like it sends up lovely tall spikes in spring with tiny pink flowers on , the leaves can get huge and i do like big leaf plants , the slugs love it and the snails to.  I do have a gennera but in the other bog garden

[Palustris]

Er, sorry to disagree, but coltsfoot has leaves like a dandelion and flowers very early in the year with yellow flowers. The big leaves here if they produce tall pink flowered spikes could be butterbur Petasites hybridus, or perhaps not!
Alpine coltsfoot is a different plant altogether and that has pink flowers, but it is not found wild in GB.

[dibberxxx]

thanks Eric for the info , bought this palnt in a aquatic garden center as a moisture loving plant and the label said cotesfoot spelt this way , they must have labeled it wrong yet a nother unknown plant in my garden , it is very invasive and sends out runners is poping up every where but the spikes in spring are beautifull, i will take some pictures later and lets see if anyone can put a name to it thanks Eric

[dibberxxx]

Here are some more pictures of what I thought were Cotesfoot...they are more detailed, so any ideas what they may be?...Also as you can see the Snails & Slugs have found a good feasting place. :-[









This is a new shoot of the mystery plant...Any ideas?

[Palustris]

First of all an apology, I read your Cotesfoot wrongly (blame poor eyesight and exhaustion from kitchen building!)
Now there is a plant called Cotesfoot which is Asarum canadense or Indian Ginger or Canadina Snakeroot.

I think this is different to your plant.

[dibberxxx]

yes that is different but very pretty the leaves are alike but the leaves on my plant can get huge. no need for a apology i find u a great source of knowledge and very helpfull .

PS dont work to hard on that kitchen your brains are required here more ;) ;)

[Marianne]

What beautiful plants and colours Dibber !  ;D :D

[dibberxxx]

thanku for such kind words Marianne

[Twospot Ladybird]

Hi Dibber, the leaves in those new pictures, look like the leaves of what we call wild rhubarb. And it's commonly found growing along river banks !!

[dibberxxx]

could be TL