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Title: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: LittleFroginArabic on August 29, 2011, 15:59:45
Please can someone help to ID this plant? Sort of reminds me of dahlias with the foliage, but those lanterns and flowers... stuck!

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-5cDwklCZhqg/TluoyHN_9SI/AAAAAAAAAAM/4Henxv-MNCM/s1600/IMAG0173.jpg)

(http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-v8mnurdpad4/Tluo74jUr3I/AAAAAAAAAAQ/5GOiIsVU90o/s1600/IMAG0183.jpg)

Thanks!
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: hippydave on August 29, 2011, 16:35:40
i cant remember the name but it is poisonous 
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: LittleFroginArabic on August 29, 2011, 16:37:50
Quote from: hippydave on August 29, 2011, 16:35:40
i cant remember the name but it is poisonous 

Hmm, thanks. Is it a 'weed'?

Anyone else know the name?
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: grawrc on August 29, 2011, 16:44:13
Hi Littlefrog ... and welcome to A4A. I don't know what it's called but my lottie neighbour grows it and since he doesn't "do" weeds it can't be one!!  ;D ;D  It's very pretty. If I see him I'll ask him.
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: LittleFroginArabic on August 29, 2011, 16:49:12
Quote from: grawrc on August 29, 2011, 16:44:13
Hi Littlefrog ... and welcome to A4A. I don't know what it's called but my lottie neighbour grows it and since he doesn't "do" weeds it can't be one!!  ;D ;D  It's very pretty. If I see him I'll ask him.

Hi grawc! Thanks for the welcome :) I was on here many moons ago, as commonclay, but lost the login details, it's been so long.
Thanks for the info. It's a pretty looking plant - all it needs now is a name!! :)
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: goodlife on August 29, 2011, 17:01:59
Nicarandra....shoo fly..'violacea' is deep purple variety.
They are half hardy annuals.
Try googling that name.. ;)
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: goodlife on August 29, 2011, 17:04:01
Here.. ;)
http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=538 (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=538)
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: Bugloss2009 on August 29, 2011, 17:09:10
now if it was a shoo pigeon plant.........
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: goodlife on August 29, 2011, 17:13:57
 ;D....I would buy exlucive rights for the seeds.. ;D
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: LittleFroginArabic on August 29, 2011, 17:22:33
Quote from: goodlife on August 29, 2011, 17:01:59
Nicarandra....shoo fly..'violacea' is deep purple variety.
They are half hardy annuals.
Try googling that name.. ;)

THANK YOU!!!!  :) :) :)
Title: Re: What is this? Plant ID Please
Post by: star on August 30, 2011, 11:51:50
I had some seeds a couple of years ago from someone here, they do get massive! I still have seedlings popping up from the first batch sown. Yes its a pity they dont shoo pigeons orf