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Title: What is this?
Post by: aquilegia on April 22, 2011, 10:49:25

What is this? I have two growing in my garden. And, perhaps more importantly, do I want it growing in my garden?

(http://i169.photobucket.com/albums/u224/amatthews76/DSC03757.jpg)

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Mimi on April 22, 2011, 11:16:01

Ma in law used to have something like this in her garden. Dont know what its called but it used to have amazing cerise flowers. Sorry not much help but Im sure the name will come to me. Probably around 2 am :P

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Bugloss2009 on April 22, 2011, 11:17:24

looks like Lychnis coronaria or Rose Campion to me. love the wild Lychnis and Silene but don't much care for rose Camion....

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Morris on April 22, 2011, 11:25:11

Possibly lychnis coronaria, which comes in shocking magenta or white:

http://beautifulgardens.shootgardening.co.uk/sitePlant.php?plantid=3150&name=lychnis-coronaria-alba

Or maybe centaurea montana:

http://www.gardenersworld.com/plant-detail/PL00001313/4846/mountain-cornflower

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: aquilegia on April 22, 2011, 14:04:46

Thanks!

I'll leave it and see what it does when it flowers. If it's pink, it'll be on the compost PDQ!

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: GRACELAND on April 22, 2011, 14:28:55

Rose Campion i would say

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: aj on April 22, 2011, 15:42:48

Looks like Stachys Byzantia - Lambs Ears....are the leaves soft and furry? I can't make out from here....

http://www.bbc.co.uk/gardening/plants/plant_finder/plant_pages/885.shtml

Title: Re: What is this?
Post by: Mimi on April 23, 2011, 13:51:57

lychnis coronaria ! ....................thats what it is. ;)

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