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Thanks, it's just in a London garden, clay loam in between laurel hedge stumps.

My Aloes (and other C & S) are kept at a minimum of 5*CNot sure if it would survive a winter in an unheated greenhouse. Perhaps give it a try, but take a cutting from an offset and bring it indoors as insurance.

Spot on FC. They'll be looking for somewhere warm to hibernate.☺

Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) is the one the French were alerted about. It's wind pollinated, and as Silver Surfer says, the pollen causes some people an extreme allergic reaction. I nicked a copy of the poster about ragweed, which I've still got somewhere. I was in the Drome departement in...

Carefully

Probably not that house, but not far Zilly - behind the recycling centre on the way to Eype

Looks like Polygonatum. Flowers very similar to Polygonatum microcephalum. Leaves normally more mottled.Polygonum microcephalum - Google Search:

Thanks all

Been told this is a Rollrim Paxillus involutus (recently split into several species).

unfortunately i cant get close enough for a decent photo and my mob has packed up so have no photo opp --- i shall settle for lagerstoemia indica, seems like the right one. thank you very much, this site has never let me down with knowledgwable people. cheers, karaman

Hi Simon , they're Diascia. They're a hardy perennial. Just cut them back by about half when they finish flowering and they'll start again in the Spring.

Condescending sod ......

Hi Karaman, it's a Salvia. Probably one of the "Wedgwood" series . They're half hardy perennnials grown from seed or cuttings. @longk maybe able to be more positive.

I agree, it's about as far as I get with aubergines, flowers no fruit . I've gave up now

Mystery solved!! Thank you very much for your help.

Aponogeton distachyos also known as Water Hawthorn

Thanks @Silver surfer! to my rescue again. Eupatorium at least. Hurrah!