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Old 08-06-2008, 06:42 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Stewart Robert Hinsley Stewart Robert Hinsley is offline
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Default Weed/Plant identification.

In message , Pete Stockdale
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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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In message , Russel Sprout
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"Emrys Davies" wrote in message
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Would someone kindly identify this weed/plant for me.

It is about 18" tall, has leaves very similar to those of a foxglove and
at first sight it could easily be mistaken for a foxglove. Its flowers
are almost identical to those of a Lithodora 'Heavenly Blue'.
http://tinyurl.com/5ganxe
It has woody roots which are fairly deep and clump forming and is very
invasive, particularly by self seeding.

Thanks,
Emrys Davies.



I'l have a guess at Borage.

http://www.rawrob.com/wp-content/upl.../04/borage.jpg


TinyURL is firewalled here, but I don't think that the description is of
Borage. Bugloss (Anchusa) or Alkanet (Pentaglottis) has flowers more
similar - at least superficially - to Lithodora than does Borage (Borago).



Why is Tiny URL firewalled and where is here ?


Because the firewall has got the idea that it's an unsafe site, probably
because people have used TinyURL to redirect to unsafe sites.


Regards
Pete
www.thecanalshop.com



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Stewart Robert Hinsley