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Old 11-05-2007, 11:21 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.gardens
Bob Hobden Bob Hobden is offline
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Default ID pls for a foliage plant


"carbuff" wrote ...
This picture was taken on May 1st (Winnipeg, Zone 3) The plant was
gifted to me last summer, and just maintained itself at about 5 inches
high. It's in a shady spot under cedar trees on the north side of my
house. It's already about 6 inches high, but I have no idea if it
flowers, or how it propagates, or if it even gets any bigger than it
already is. Anyone??

It looks remarkably like...

http://www.crimson-sage.com/shop/ind...&itemid=100092

Bloody Dock.
I don't know if it's called that because of the red veins or because someone
has heard me muttering when I'm weeding the allotment. :-)
If it's only got that big since last year I doubt you will have a problem
with it, it's obviously not as rampant as the normal green leaved type which
is a British native.

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Regards
Bob H
17mls W. of London.UK