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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: ellie2cats on June 19, 2009, 15:51:07

Title: Identify strange plant
Post by: ellie2cats on June 19, 2009, 15:51:07

Can someone please help me to identify this plant.  I think it is called "Colomonea" or similar.  It is an annual and seeds its self freely in my garden and next door!! Grows to about 2 foot tall.


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Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: Flighty on June 19, 2009, 15:59:40

Collomia graniflora I reckon!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Collomia_grandiflora_20070810-1320-134.jpg

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: Barnowl on June 19, 2009, 16:00:48

Is that the same family as Oleander?

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: Flighty on June 19, 2009, 16:14:10

Barnowl no Nerium oleander is a different species,  it's an evergreen shrub and poisonous!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleander

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: ellie2cats on June 20, 2009, 00:27:36

Thanks Flighty, I nearly had it right.  It is quite a pretty plant so I shall continue to let it misbehave.

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: shirlton on June 20, 2009, 17:38:37

I haven't seen that plant before. Looks a little like my sweet rocket that seeds itself. Perhaps at the end of the year we could do a swap with the seeds..(thats if you like swet rocket)

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: Flighty on June 21, 2009, 09:15:55

Ellie2cats as you say it's a pretty plant! If you should collect and have any spare seed then I'd be interested in some as well.

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: ellie2cats on June 21, 2009, 23:47:07

Hello Flighty and Shirlton

If my Collomia behaves as it did last year I should have plenty of seeds will keep a few flower heads in September. Will be in touch.
I don't think I know sweet rocket but it sounds as though I may want to.
Thanks

Title: Re: Identify strange plant
Post by: Flighty on June 22, 2009, 08:04:25

Ellie2cats thanks, look forward to hearing from you!