Topic: Plant id

[simon404]

Some more wild flowers (or garden escapees) I'd like help with identifying please. All found on (so-called) wasteground in the city




Closer shot of (1) above


What's this white one?


Not the budleia but the yellow one on the right


As above


Small flowers that open like snapdragons

[Robert_Brenchley]

The yellow one is golden rod. It's got its place in gardens, but it seeds all over the place, and it's a weed on my plot.

[Bugloss2009]

the first 2 are hemp agrimony, Eupatorium cannabinum No don't get excited, it's just the shape of the leaves   ;D

the last one is a common toadflax

[Uncle_Filthster]

The goldenrod is Canadian goldenrod and the remaining white flower is White melilot

[simon404]

Thanks again for your help, it's very much appreciated. Canadian golden rod eh? I wonder how that got in there. And I won't try smoking any of them.  :)

[Uncle_Filthster]

I find Canadian goldenrod quite often during my botanical surveys in urban/urban fringe areas.  I think it often establishes from dumped garden waste

[Bugloss2009]

we have our own native goldenrod, but it;s not too common

when the goldenrod starts flowering, foe me that's a sign to get a move on, the summer won't last forever

[simon404]

It often seems to me that nature takes a bit of a breather in July ,then gets a second wind in August.

Uncle, who do you do your surveys for?

[Uncle_Filthster]

It often seems to me that nature takes a bit of a breather in July ,then gets a second wind in August.

Uncle, who do you do your surveys for?

Local authorities, developers, landowners, companies looking to expand works, etc.  Usually planning related or identifying and monitoring important habitats.


Pure coincidence but today I found several large stands of Canadian goldenrod whilst surveying, also found some quite nice (for being urban fringe) neutral and calcareous grassland

[Growing4twins]

The last pic is lovely, i have some of those in my garden but not yellow, pink 1's & some white 1's popped up yesterday.  they have caused quite the conversation on my plant id thread.  I'ld love some of the yellow 1's in my garden though :0))