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Old 06-08-2009, 08:27 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Plant ID please

Ragnar writes

"Spider" wrote in message
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"Clive Holden @hotmail.com" cliverholdenremove wrote in message
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Hi all.

Can anyone please help me identify this plant. I've a couple of them
appeared in my borders this year. I've certinly not planted them myself
so presume they've seeded from the horse muck I mulched with earlier in
the year. They seem to grow to about 3ft tall. Not unattractive but I
don't particularly want too many more of them:

http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...5082009059.jpg
http://i248.photobucket.com/albums/g...5082009058.jpg

TIA

Clive in Kent


It looks like one of the Rose Bay Willow Herb types. Attractive in
flower, good for wildlike .. atrocious weed in my garden. I'm constantly
pulling it out.

Spider


It looks to me like Great Willowherb (Epilobium parviflorum) rather than
Rosebay (E. angustifolium syn Chamaenerium angustifolium)

Yes, you're right. It's not rose-bay, which has all its flowers in a
single spike at the top. It's great willowherb
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Kay