"Trish Brown" wrote in message
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Linda wrote:
Least I think that's what it is!
I was driving past a meadow of deep purple (my favourite colour)
anywho I stopped, took a cutting and I am now told it's Patterson's
Curse!
I have a HUGE garden so there's plenty of room.
How bad is this delightful flower?

Linda
ROTFL!!! Weeds make *great* specimen plants and Paterson's Curse is no
exception. Keep in it a pot in case it feels like taking over your yard.
You'll be interested to know one of its European names: Viper's Bugloss.
Isn't that great?

I've currently got a white clover in a hanging basket. It makes a lovely
show, spilling over the basket and eventually making a bridal veil of
honey-scented flowers!

A few weeks ago, I noticed some Red Clover growing on the roadside verge
at the Beresfield Interchange, near Maitland. My long-suffering DH drove
me out there and we parked precariously on the verge while rush-hour
traffic passed us by. Drivers were looking at us most curiously as we
busily dug up a half-dozen Red Clovers to take home. I've got them in pots
and they're flowering beautifully. They don't seem to have the same growth
habit as the White Dutch (which is a trailing plant). Instead the Red
Clover grows upright as a low (two foot or so) shrubby herb. It's so
pretty! Now, the search is on for a Strawberry Clover. I used to see quite
a bit of it when I lived in Armidale, but haven't seen any near N'cle.
Haresfoot Trefoil is interesting too.

Let us know how your Paterson's Curse gets on, won't you? ;-D

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Trish Brown {|:-}

Newcastle, NSW, Australia

LOL I so enjoyed reading your post :-) Thank goodness I am not alone in
thinking that weeds have so much to offer as well as being easy to grow!
Will keep you posted!
Linda (Perth WA)