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got this off of freecycle last year, the owner wasn't sure what it is queried it might be a herb, I've searched and searched but i can't find a positive id, anyone wants to hazard a guess.

No idea...  :-[

any chance it could be Borage?

do the leaves have a smell?

no not borage as its a perennial and spent the winter in the tray i brought it home in this is the new growth from this year. i want to properly id it before planting it out.

Quote from: Rhubarb Thrasher on May 06, 2009, 11:58:46
do the leaves have a smell?

nope no smell what so ever ???

white horehound? or some other labiate?

The only two that look like it in my herb book are white horehound and wall germander. Neither say anything about smell, the first has white flowers and the second are pink. I take it, it hasn't flowered yet? vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvbbff

sorry that was the cat ;D the white horehound says that the leaves are green and wrinkled with the underside of a sliver woolly texture. Wall germander are mid green and shaped like miniature oak leaves with crumpled edges.  :)

no it hasn't flowered yet,

i think it looks more like the wall germander i'll wait for it to flower and then i'll be able to id it better.

It doesn't look anything like our "Germander" hedges Thifasmom....
:-\

Could send you a clipping for comparison... might be another germander though.
  ???

Definitely not borage. It looks like a labiate, but I could be wrong.

Are the stems square in cross section?

Quote from: Robert_Brenchley on May 06, 2009, 17:54:45
Definitely not borage. It looks like a labiate, but I could be wrong.

when i google labiate i'm getting all manner of different plants, so can't poperly compare.

Quote from: Kea on May 06, 2009, 18:02:02
Are the stems square in cross section?

i'll check tomorrow.

I think it could be Germander speedwell - Veronica chamaedrys - also known as 'bird's eye speedwell'.  Has very pretty blue flowers with a white eye and is a perennial wild flower but there is a 'garden' variety too.   

it does look more like Wall Germander than White Horehound.

lemon balm ?

This is my lemon balm, similar, have you crushed the leaves to release any scent?

http://i158.photobucket.com/albums/t87/ninnyscrops/DSCF1796.jpg

Linda

deffo not lemon balm i've got some, plus it has no scent at all.

i'm not sure about the Germander speedwell - Veronica chamaedrys either.

i'm still leaning more to Wall Germander.

Quote from: Kea on May 06, 2009, 18:02:02
Are the stems square in cross section?

hmm not definately would say its more round but not perfectly

Not in the Labiatae family then.

Quote from: Kea on May 07, 2009, 09:51:32
Not in the Labiatae family then.

hmm maybe not :-\