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Produce => Non Edible Plants => Topic started by: Georgie on September 15, 2006, 13:48:33

Title: Plant ID please
Post by: Georgie on September 15, 2006, 13:48:33
Does anyone know what this plant is please?  It's about 18" high and is growing in semi shade.  G x

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Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: saddad on September 15, 2006, 16:34:22
Not sure about that... is it a spurge?
Somebody will put us right soon enough!
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Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Palustris on September 15, 2006, 17:27:48
Are the pink flowers on the plant or one next to it? If so, then a close up of them would help. ;D
Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Georgie on September 15, 2006, 18:25:49
The pinky mauve flowers are on the plant.  I keep trying to get a close up but it's been so windy here this week.   ::)  Will try harder.   ;)  How's this?   ;D


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Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Mrs Ava on September 15, 2006, 22:36:58
Well the flowers are similar to a salvia, but the leaves seem all wrong...... :-\
Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Toadspawn on September 15, 2006, 22:58:09
Is it a Monarda?
Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Georgie on September 16, 2006, 10:23:09
Quote from: Toadspawn on September 15, 2006, 22:58:09
Is it a Monarda?

Hey, thanks Toadspawn, you're right!  I've just looked it up and found the following:

M. citriodora and M. pectinata have light lavender to lilac-colored blooms and have slightly decreased flower quantities. Both species are commonly referred to as "Lemon Mint."

And now I'll let you all in on a little secret.  It's growing in a pot labelled lemon mint (seed courtesy of a kind poster here) which I assumed was a culinary herb!  What am I like?   ::)

Anyway, I think it's really pretty and it's good to know its 'proper' name.   :)

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Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: GREENWIZARD on September 16, 2006, 12:49:21
also know as bee balm.....rather like that name :)

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Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Georgie on September 16, 2006, 16:24:31
I've just sown a pot of seed of that one, GW.   ;D  Can't remember the genus offhand.

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