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Hi Fiwi It is Euphorbia lathyris, known as caper spurge as well as mole plant, as Pete says, it deters moles (something to do with root secretions). You propagate it by sowing seeds, but it is quite handy at doing this itself as the seed capsules "explode" propelling the seeds noisily quite a...

Oh Heck, now look what I've started, I'll have to think where to plant it out when it's readyThanks

Nathan, you will need a pipe.

I really like it when they are just about to flower and you can take their little hats off to help them out. All will become clear when you get some

Aquilegia's are lovely Andrea, and you got some pretty flowers. I let them spread like Paladin, they cross breed and can produce some lovely different flowers. Easy enough to remove them before they get established if they are in the wrong place. The country name for the origial blue one, was...

Thanks Nathan!

:D Beautiful poppy :D mine self seed all over the place. Get some every year but more every other year :D

hi Clarky Have a look at this link - there are images under "plates". http://www.whatsthiscaterpillar.co.uk/ Its definitely not a vapourer as they have 3 distinct white tufts, even when quite immature. It does resemble some kind of sawfly larva, though, I would pick 'em off & put them on the...

The first one is either a Clematis Montana Rubens or Elizabeth The second is a cistus

Its an Onion seed head.

wish my weeds were this pretty!

How big and what kind of tree?

Many thanks for the info , and reply Lynne, I am sure I will be back with more questions.

Iced water, never heard that one before, what effect would it have on a tropical plant? Maybe the cure could be worse than the problem? Pete :(

OK,Hopefully this will look nothing like what you have, but it might save you the bother of posting some pics:Knotweed Pictures

I've Hit the jackpot with you lot !!Pyrus Salicifolia it is then! Never mind! The ramblers will have to duck. Thank you all. Now I'm off to Sennen for a week. Bye!

Ours has several tubers, as you can see from the pic: it's pretty healthy despite having been battered around in a truck while being transported here from France! Heck, if anyone wants a leaf, let me know...

Hmmmm, It looks suspiciously like one of the Tagetes family,maybe one of the 'single' African/French type--possibly 'Pascal' or the trusty 'Naughty Marietta' Did you take any pics that show the foliage,or can you recall what it looked like?

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