Author Topic: unknown plant, help please (Read 2789 times)

manicscousers · « **on:** April 23, 2007, 17:17:46 »

one of the lads on the plots found these, he gave me them..seems to think they are dahlias..eric says not, they were attached to pieces of tuber..I know very little about flowers apart from companion plants so, any ideas, please..am I growing weeds or what ?

cornykev · « **Reply #1 on:** April 23, 2007, 17:42:17 »

Looks like a hat to me. ;D ;D ;D

manicscousers · « **Reply #2 on:** April 23, 2007, 17:45:20 »

ha, ha, ha, where would we be without you, ck ;D

SueSteve · « **Reply #3 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:16:36 »

Hydranga???

markfield rover · « **Reply #4 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:20:30 »

Honesty-ish ?

SueSteve · « **Reply #5 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:25:10 »

Yeah, they do look like honesty!
Might just have to wait until it flowers!

manicscousers · « **Reply #6 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:32:46 »

so, at least nobody thinks thinks they're weeds ;D..I'll just keep potting them on

lilybetbee · « **Reply #7 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:42:58 »

Are the stems square or round?

manicscousers · « **Reply #8 on:** April 23, 2007, 19:46:50 »

round, i think, I can have a look but it'll be tomorrow :)

Tee Gee · « **Reply #9 on:** April 23, 2007, 20:39:53 »

they were attached to pieces of tuber. good possibilty then that they are Dahlias

dandelion · « **Reply #10 on:** April 23, 2007, 20:45:53 »

Leaves don't quite look like Dahlia. And definitely not honesty. Maybe Plectranthus?

http://www.anbg.gov.au/images/photo_cd/732131822187/068.html

manicscousers · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2007, 20:47:48 »

trouble is, he's just taken over from someone else's plot and no one knows what he grew there, only he had a square grid like frame on the bed..dunno whether that helps ???

dandelion · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2007, 20:53:55 »

Probably not Plectranthus then, that's a houseplant.
Phygelius? It lookks a bit like a Fuschia and a bit like a Penstemon, and spreads through underground Rhizomes (I recently got rid of mine).

http://www.viveroseljardin.com/catalog/images/2006_0327fujifilm0021.JPG

Eristic · « **Reply #13 on:** April 23, 2007, 21:43:39 »

They are figwort.

It is a wild flower, herb and very good for the bumblebees.

manicscousers · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2007, 19:44:43 »

Quote from: lilybetbee on April 23, 2007, 19:42:58

Are the stems square or round?

do you know something i don't know, lily..the stems are square and woodish

lilybetbee · « **Reply #15 on:** April 24, 2007, 22:37:41 »

Labiate family have square stems (if I remember correctly from many moons ago!) and it looked that sort of leaf.

Eristic · « **Reply #16 on:** April 24, 2007, 23:16:27 »

It's Figwort. Scrophularia nodosa.

nell · « **Reply #17 on:** April 24, 2007, 23:22:48 »

Yep - I reckon scrophularia too - esp with square stems

manicscousers · « **Reply #18 on:** April 25, 2007, 18:33:26 »

thanks, guys, I'll carry on growing it then plant it in a bucket outside :)

Rhubarb Thrasher · « **Reply #19 on:** April 25, 2007, 19:11:24 »

handy to have around if you go down with scofula, otherwise known as the King's Evil

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