"Des Higgins" wrote in message
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On Aug 7, 8:56 am, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:
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, Des
Higgins writes
On Aug 6, 10:55 pm, "JonC" wrote:
Please can someone help to identify this flower for me??
It has flowered for weeks and tolerates hot dry conditions, it is rough
to
the touch.
Thanks.
http://tinypic.com/r/286yb15/3
Echium vulgare (viper's bugloss)?
Des
Yes. In my limited experience, wild plants tend to be more straggly, and
less branched, so I'd guess that this is cultivated stock.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley
I have only seen it in the wild once in Ireland (I cannot remember if
it is native; probably isn't but gets naturalised?) and it is quite a
sight. The wild ones were indeed more straggly and were spread
through a meadow. The splashes of deep blue were very striking.
Thankyou to all those who replied.
I think I will tread carefully when I collect the seed and sow it, but I do
like it as a flower.