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Wild flower?

Discussion in 'Identification Area' started by Barders, Jul 18, 2021.

  1. Barders

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    HI All, I hope you are having a glorious day :hotsun:

    I am temporarily in a rented property and have had quite a few wild plants pop up, which is nice as I am not going to be planting anything myself.

    But I haven't seen these before and they are all along one border, a few in a deep red and wondered if they were wild flowers or something I could buy when I get my next house, as I think they are lovely :)

    Any thought please? Many thanks in advance.

    Mysterious plant.jpg
     
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    Good afternoon @Barders I'm no expert but it could be Lavatera but best wait until one of our more learned friends comes along:smile:
     
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      They look like Hollyhocks. You can buy the seeds.
       
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        Thank you @wiseowl I'll have a look at those online :dbgrtmb:
         
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          Or maybe...x Alcalthaea suffrutescens.

          • "Alcalthaea are bigeneric hybrids between Alcea and Althaea. They are tall, branching, short-lived perennials with hairy foliage and spires of pink, cream or yellow flowers"



          "x Alcalthaea suffrutescens" - Recherche Google
           
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            Hi @Michael Hewett thank you for your comment. I have heard of Hollyhocks, but no idea what they looked like :heehee: I'll have a look into them and if I can buy seeds, that's brilliant for my new garden :dbgrtmb:
             
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              Ooow, thank you @Silver surfer they look interesting! Will have a look at those as well :dbgrtmb:
               
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                Good afternoon my apologies @Barders my friend I had better edit my original post:heehee:
                 
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                  I love the look of the Lavatera, so will add them to the list of new plants for my new garden, thank you for mentioning them :spinning:
                   
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                    Good afternoon @Barders my friend thank you that makes me feel a bit better:smile:
                     
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