Topic: Help, what plant?

[widgetwilk]

Have been growing this in pot all winter and up till now it has not flowered, now it has and do not know what it is, any idea's gratefully appreciated.

[Mimi]

Hi Widget  Looks like Lobelia Cardinalis to me.  If it is watch it for slugs and snails they will devour it in no time at all.

[widgetwilk]

Think you could be right, found this picture

http://tinyurl.com/2ff29fg

and now I think of it, a friend has one, so probably 'nicked' a bit!!!!!

[Digeroo]

On another thread someone suggested a green with envy emoticon, I could do with it right now.  I have been trying to grow one of these plants for years.  Bought plants, tried seed.  I think our slugs have a taste for it.  Such a lovely plant so different from its tiny ground hugging cousins.

[Mimi]

It is beautiful isnt it.  I had one growing in the bog garden for a few years before it succumbed to the slugs  :'(

[widgetwilk]

Thanks for all the replies, not sure what to do with it now!!!
should I keep it in the pot or put it in the ground??
if I put it in the ground will it appear next year??

[calendula]

 yes green with envy here too  ;D

[lavenderlux]

It's not fully hardy so if it was me, I would keep it in its pot and try to over-winter somewhere frost free but not let it completely dry out and then repot with new compost once its showing signs of new growth next year, probably late March

[widgetwilk]

thanks for the reply, will look after it all winter then find it a nice container in the spring, should make a nice container plant,
sorry another questions, when can I take any cuttings from it?