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CotswoldLass
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I love gardening!
Can anyone identify this for me?
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May 25, 2016, 18:14:20 »
Might be a weed or might be something nice....?
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ed dibbles
Hectare
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somerset/dorset border. clay loam.
Re: Can anyone identify this for me?
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May 25, 2016, 19:25:58 »
Looks like perennial cornflower to me (Centaurea). Definitely nice if it is a cultivar or even if it is the british native one.
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Tee Gee
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Huddersfield - Light humus rich soil
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May 25, 2016, 20:08:40 »
I agree with Ed
This is it in flower
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The Gardeners Almanac
Silverleaf
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Chesterfield, clay, acidic
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May 25, 2016, 21:30:28 »
A third vote for cornflower! :)
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CotswoldLass
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I love gardening!
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May 26, 2016, 15:37:41 »
Ah yes of course! Thank you all so much. They've just appeared. Looking forward to the flowers.
Really appreciated! CL
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CotswoldLass
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May 28, 2016, 20:30:16 »
And here is ...drumroll...the first flower! Thanks again all. Any tips on how I can spread these around welcome. CLx
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Digeroo
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Cotswolds - Gravel - Alkaline
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June 12, 2016, 13:06:31 »
I know this as knapweed.
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Obelixx
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Vendée, France
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June 12, 2016, 16:19:12 »
It will spread by itself if happy. I have blue, white, pale pink and deep purple forms and find babies which I leave or move depending on where they appear.
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