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discovery

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Whats this?
« on: August 17, 2005, 15:17:31 »
Hi can any one out there put a name to this plant, it is growing on a neighbours allotment and it has us all stumped![/img]

Mrs Ava

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Re: Whats this?
« Reply #1 on: August 17, 2005, 15:55:11 »
Which one, there appear to be 3 different flowers there.  Looks like borage (the blue one), and the white one looks like a cornflower, and I recognise the orange, but I can't get the name!

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Re: Whats this?
« Reply #2 on: August 17, 2005, 16:06:49 »
Sorry I should have said its the orange one that cant be identified!

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Re: Whats this?
« Reply #3 on: August 17, 2005, 20:17:32 »
Looks like Safflower, maybe ?  If so, the birds just love the seed !  ;D


P.S. LOVE your avatar Discovery !   ;D
« Last Edit: August 17, 2005, 20:19:04 by MagpieDi »
Gardening on a wing and a prayer!!

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Re: Whats this?
« Reply #4 on: August 18, 2005, 16:14:10 »
BRILLIANT STUFF, 100% CORRECT,MANY THANKS.

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Re: Whats this?
« Reply #5 on: August 19, 2005, 07:49:04 »
It makes a very nice dried flower.

 

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