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Another plant ID please!

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  • 02-07-2017 7:31pm
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    strandroad
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    Hi all, here's another plant ID request... Suddenly I have at least a dozen or two of them in my garden corner this year and I cannot remember planting anything similar at all. I did sow some sedum mix - but these are up to a foot tall, not quite a sedum territory?...


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    vicwatson
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    Don't think it's sedum as they are succulents


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    strandroad
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    Exactly...


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    lottpaul
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    Possibly borage. Am not certain though -- the black spots on the leaf are odd but the bristles and shape remind me of borage?


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    toddunctious
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    Look like echium pininana seedlings


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    lk67
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    toddunctious wrote: »
    Look like echium pininana seedlings

    Yep, definitely Echium!


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    strandroad
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    They do look similar to what I can see online as echium!
    https://garden.org/plants/photo/161602/

    Where would they come from though? I have loads of them suddenly this year...


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    Day Lewin
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    mhge wrote: »
    They do look similar to what I can see online as echium!
    https://garden.org/plants/photo/161602/

    Where would they come from though? I have loads of them suddenly this year...

    Very likely a neighbour may have had a flowering plant last year - they scatter seeds freely.


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    Teyla Emmagan
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    Their seeds can survive a few mild winters in the soil. You'd probably have noticed if the neighbours had one though!


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    strandroad
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    Haven't noticed any around but I'll let them grow. They certainly add interest to the garden :D
    Thank you!


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    Teyla Emmagan
    Registered Users Posts: 5,641 ✭✭✭Teyla Emmagan


    mhge wrote:
    Haven't noticed any around but I'll let them grow. They certainly add interest to the garden Thank you!

    I think they're deadly. It will be a few years before they bloom though. My first two are out at the moment and I am exceptionally proud of them :) One split and has two plumes. It is gigantic!


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