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Title: Can you help please?
Post by: Hawkweed on June 17, 2006, 19:52:20

I have had this plant in my garden for some years now and I just cannot remember the name. Please can you help?

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I grows in 2-3 foot high spikes when the flowers are finished the seeds resemble shiny green beads. The foliage is grey/green spiky leaves which grow out of the main stem.

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Georgie on June 17, 2006, 20:00:06

Hi. Well it looks like some sort of Lily to me but I'm afraid I don't know the variety.

G x

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Palustris on June 17, 2006, 20:21:32

It is Asphodelus luteus.

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Georgie on June 17, 2006, 20:40:37

Is it a member of the Lily family, Eric?

G x

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Hawkweed on June 17, 2006, 20:46:25

Thank you so much. I was told that I'd get help here.

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Roy Bham UK on June 17, 2006, 20:47:48

Asphodeline lutea (Yellow aspodel) according to my RHS book ;D Neat, clump-forming perrenial that bears dense spikes of star shaped yelow flowers amid narrow grey-green leaves in late spring ;D Like what Eric said ;D

Title: Re: Can you help please?
Post by: Palustris on June 17, 2006, 21:03:55

It is in a family of its own and is related amongst other things to Knifophia, Red hot pokers and Eremurus.

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