Wild Flower Or Weed

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  1. shiney

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    Rose bay willow herb :dbgrtmb:. Reddish flowers all the way up the tall stem and turning to white fluffy seeds that fly and spread everywhere.

    Aslo known as Fireweed as it was the first plant that spread rampantly across London after the Great Fire in 1666. I remember it well! :lunapic 130165696578242 5: :old:
     
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      Yes, it's seen on a lot of disused industrial sites, along with Buddeia:hapydancsmil:
       
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      That's the one! The roadside verges in the area I used to live in were rife with them - but to be honest, they were a nice sight when travelling around.
       
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        Didn't Japanese knotweed receive an RHS award of merit when it was introduced?
         
      • greenfingerslad

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        Looks like Veronica polita - the Grey Field Speedwell.
         
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            I'd agree but in this instance it can only really be between V. polita and V. agrestis due to the length of the sepals - protruding past the corolla. And of these two species V. polita has a wholly blue flowers whereas V. agrestis generally has at least a white lower lip. Also the shape of the sepals in this case indicates V. polita as the sepals are oval and pointed as opposed to oblong.
             
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              Revisiting an old thread here. In my herbaceous bed, I've allowed certain self-seeded wildflowers to establish (within limits), sometimes with quite pleasing results.

              Here, a small patch of sweet peas is surrounded by white campion and oxeye daisies. Works for me. :)

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                now that is beautiful Trunky :dbgrtmb: and just goes to show how incorporating a bit of native flora into the garden can work out surprisingly well :thumbsup:
                 
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                  Works for me as well, Trunky, and a garden after my own heart!!!!!!!:hapydancsmil::snork:
                   
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                    Got some monster teasels in the garden this year, the spring rains brought them on a treat.

                    This one appeared in the corner of the veg patch, I left it there and it's now coming in to flower. Just out of curiosity, I measured the height. It's reached an impressive 8ft 7ins (2.6m). :)

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                      A few good ones here this year too :) Will have to move into the carding business :biggrin: Keep @Jenny namaste happy :biggrin:
                       
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                        Soddin' teasels are a pain! When I moved here the garden was full of them (along with Aquilega, Forget me Nots and numerous other weeds). Don't they realise that being free does not make them garden worthy! Spent weeks digging them out and guess what - they used to put everything in the compost so when I used the compost to top up the soil (I was taking several bags of weeds and Day Lilies to the dump every day) I just reseeded them all.

                        I'm sick of looking at teasel in all the hedgerows around here so the last thing I want is them in my garden.

                        Rant over.
                         
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                          I've made you a nice cup of tea :)
                           
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