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  1. capney

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    Pictured yesterday at Temple Newsum and posted in the garden visits section.
    Kristen is wondering what it is.
    Anybody?
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    Looks like buddleia to me.
     
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    I've seen something similar on here before and someone asked for an ID...*looks over old posts*

    That's it, it re-mind's me allot of Pokeweed...although the plant above does have a very retro colour scheme going on:hehe:
     
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    It looks like some verbascum of some kind-but you know me, I will bewrong lol.
     
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    It wouldn't be a pink Eremurus would it?
     
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    Aesculus is right, it's Pokeweed, Phytolacca americana.
     
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    I'm not so sure it is a pokeweed, but I'm no expert.
     
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    I originally said buddleia because I knew I had it somewhere in my garden and couldn't think of anything else.

    Here is a photo I have just taken of my phytolacca which is just finishing. I now agree with phytolacca. :o

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    Shiney - that looks really impressive. Its a plant I don't know.

    Is it worth growing? I had a Google and nobody seems to be offering seeds or plants, which is unusual. It implies that there is no demand for it. But it looks rather fun.
     
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    Peter, it is a lovely plant and it is normally grown from a piece of root because it is so easy that way. We obtained our piece of root in October and it had grown to this size a couple of weeks ago. The piece of root was about 6" long and over 1" in diameter.

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    It normally grows to a height of about 10 ft and is cut right down (or dies back) each autumn. In the US it is generally viewed as a weed/nuisance but over here it is a very nice plant.

    It is used world wide as a herbal and homoeopathic medicine with very good results for a wide range of ailments but can be dangerous if used wrongly. Not recommended if you have very young children in your garden as the seeds/berries can be very poisonous.
     
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    We saw some of these for sale at a Nursery down in Cornwall when we were down that way the other year but didn't buy one.The one we saw looked like it had Blackberries which I think is what the seed pods look like and was told by the Nursery that it wouldn't survive where we live so didn't buy one in the end.I read later about the poisonous bit so in a way was glad that we left it alone as my loopy cats would probably eat the berries especially Poppy as she loves the raisins in my bird food.:oops:

    Nice specimen there Shiney:gnthb:
     
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    Thanks Shiney and Kandyfloss, I will keep my eyes open for some. Your picture Shiney does make it look very Buddleia like. Definitely something different.

    Living up north, I have to assume that none of the more exotic things will survive outside here. Consequently I am growing loads of things in pots - though it does put a strain on finding accomodation for them overwinter.
     
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    Fabulous! I too did not know this plant was garden worthy, you learn something new on this site regularly. Thanks for the info, I shall be on the look out for it now.
     
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    Peter,

    I understand that it is very winter hardy and grows all over the east coast of the US. :gnthb:
     
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