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Dave Hill writes
On 2 July, 22:35, (Paul Starship)
wrote:
On Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:22:27 GMT,

(Paul Starship) wrote:
Can someone please identify this flower/plant please ?
Usually grows to over 3ft usually 4ft or slightly higher.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/zpk/4755883266/

Thank you for the interest....

I've loaded up two more photos of it...

close up of flowerhttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zpk/4756063348/sizes/l/

bigger photo of planthttp://www.flickr.com/photos/zpk/4756063342/sizes/l/

(The rope+twine are there to stop it from falling over.)

It's Rue Ruta graveolens There is also a very nice variegated form.
David Hill

Rue flowers have 4 sepals, 4 petals and 8 stamens all neatly spread out
for display (and what looks like 4 synstylous carpels). The plant under
discussion has, if you look closely, 4 white tepals (sepals if the
identification as Thalictrum is correct) and numerous stamens.

I'm open to correct, but I feel that the improved photographs confirm
the identification as Thalictrum speciosissimum.
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Stewart Robert Hinsley