Identification Area

It's Geum - Mrs J Bradshaw, and I don't think it's related to the strawberry. I actually have a Potentilla "Melton Fire" which would fool anyone it's a strawberry ... but it's not! :rolleyes:

Glad it all turned out OK.Just for the record DEFRA: Colorado Beetle"The Colorado beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) is not established in the UK and is a notifiable quarantine pest, whose introduction is prohibited under the EC Single Market "

Ive got a white one like that - does it look as though its already dried? I think theyre lovely

OK, thanks guys!

Yes it was a really tall spike liz, looks just like the one in pete's picture with light blue flowers. Forgot to say in case anyone doesn't know but the sculpture gardens are in St.Ives so it's obviously a nice climate, and the gardens are in a very sheltered spot.

Hello, Mudcow007. The pod you had was probably a Carob. These pods are ground up to make a chocolate substitute. They can be eaten green or brown straight off the tree. The seeds were originally used to weigh gemstones because of their uniformity in size and weight ... diamonds are measured...

elaine you can buy arnica seeds or plants anywhere that supplys wildflower seeds ..suffolk herbs sell them so does jekka mcvicar..just as a note of caution to anyone that reads this the ragwort looks a lot like st johns wort so if you intend to use st johns wort make sure you either buy the...

NOOOOOOO, not likely.

none taken, quite funny really.

Thanks for answer,most appreciated

I have Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation', Allium christophii, and the Allium sphaerocephalon above. Of these I like A. Christophii the best - it flowers longer, the seed heads last longer, and has more presence. But there are other Alliums. Anyone else have a favorite, or know of a better...

Such a pretty rose! Does it have a perfume?

It looks like one in my garden, which has just finished flowering. It then spends the rest of the year putting out long straggly growth, but no more flowers. There's a white one as well which flowers a bit later, even smaller flowers. They're very pretty but hard work, I've no idea what they...

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/Images/WeedHosts/Com_Teasel2.jpg shows a rosette of the leaves at about the right stage for this - and http://images.google.com/images?q=teasel&ie=ISO-8859-1&hl=en gives a whole range of pics of teasels in various states. Hope that helps!

Just a word of caution here. It doesn't seem to survive in London, and this from a man with a Jade plant growing happily in his garden for the last 7 years. I haven't grown it, but a client up the road has (tried). If they're easy to lift I would suggest it might be worth the effort. Good Luck!

It looks very similar, if it goes quite a lot pinker as it matures, then yes thats prolly peace.When trying to identify roses - bearing in mind the huge numbers, you look at leaf colour (old and new) bud - single multiple and breaking, and flower - colour, shape and petals (new and old)...

Yes, think it was the pale leaves that made me think Jacobs Ladder too, now it is greener easier to see... :D

Cheers Pete mate, think you've hit the nail on the head there bud.Thanks again.

thankyou kindly everyone.

Thank you Frogesque