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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
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I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. My parents and neighbours who are old and keen gardeners also have no idea and we have not found it anywhere else. At first when I saw it I thought it was a Euphorbia self seeded, as I have several, but as you can see from the top of the plant (after what I would refer to the stalk of the plant) it is completely different. It would appear to be a different plant, the leaves are a different shape and texture, and on long stems, and at the moment there are either flowers or fruit forming. It is something none of us have come across before. I hope you can help. Thanks in advance :-) Sharon |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"moonlightandjj" wrote in message ... Hi I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. My parents and neighbours who are old and keen gardeners also have no idea and we have not found it anywhere else. At first when I saw it I thought it was a Euphorbia self seeded, as I have several, but as you can see from the top of the plant (after what I would refer to the stalk of the plant) it is completely different. It would appear to be a different plant, the leaves are a different shape and texture, and on long stems, and at the moment there are either flowers or fruit forming. It is something none of us have come across before. I hope you can help. Thanks in advance :-) Sharon It IS a type of Euphorbia but I can't remember which. The round leaved small version is a pest in our garden, we think this one is worth keeping until it flowers, just for its architectural shape. Mary |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"Mary Fisher" wrote... "Sharon" wrote in a message via gardenbanter, not direct to the newsgroup... I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. My parents and neighbours who are old and keen gardeners also have no idea and we have not found it anywhere else. At first when I saw it I thought it was a Euphorbia self seeded, as I have several, but as you can see from the top of the plant (after what I would refer to the stalk of the plant) it is completely different. It would appear to be a different plant, the leaves are a different shape and texture, and on long stems, and at the moment there are either flowers or fruit forming. It is something none of us have come across before. I hope you can help. Thanks in advance :-) It IS a type of Euphorbia but I can't remember which. The round leaved small version is a pest in our garden, we think this one is worth keeping until it flowers, just for its architectural shape. Yes, it's a Caper Spurge, E. lathyrus. (Do not eat it, it is not the real Caper plant, it's poisonous) http://www.the-tree.org.uk/Enchanted...aperspurge.htm -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote... "Sharon" wrote in a message via gardenbanter, not direct to the newsgroup... I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. .... Yes, it's a Caper Spurge, E. lathyrus. (Do not eat it, it is not the real Caper plant, it's poisonous) http://www.the-tree.org.uk/Enchanted...aperspurge.htm That's a nice site, Bob! But to the OP I'd say don't panic about the poison, you'd have to consume it and you wouldn't. In some people the sap causes irritation on the skin but again we don't usually spread plant sap on our skin. I've pulled up a lot of various spurges and have never suffered a reaction - and I do react to several plants, even brushing my arm against a tomato leaf, for example, generates an itch which takes hours to subside. I still leave this one to grow tall because I like to see it, th geometry is interesting and decorative. Interestingly, most people who ask for ids of plants are asking about this one, in my experience. My first post on urg was to ask about it :-) Mary |
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Thank you very much for all the replies. It is a plant none of us have seen before so the mystery has now been solved :-). It is a strange looking thing, as the bottom part of the plant and the top part look so different, you would think both parts they have been cut from another plant and then stuck together to create a new plant. Thank you again Sharon |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"moonlightandjj" wrote Thank you very much for all the replies. It is a plant none of us have seen before so the mystery has now been solved :-). It is a strange looking thing, as the bottom part of the plant and the top part look so different, you would think both parts they have been cut from another plant and then stuck together to create a new plant. If you let it seed you will see more of it over the coming years, but it's not invasive and is easily pulled from where it's not wanted. As Mary says, it's an interesting looking plant. The first one I ever saw suddenly grew in my garden and realising it was not a usual weed I let it grow just to see. Still get one or two a year start growing. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "moonlightandjj" wrote Thank you very much for all the replies. It is a plant none of us have seen before so the mystery has now been solved :-). It is a strange looking thing, as the bottom part of the plant and the top part look so different, you would think both parts they have been cut from another plant and then stuck together to create a new plant. If you let it seed you will see more of it over the coming years, but it's not invasive and is easily pulled from where it's not wanted. As Mary says, it's an interesting looking plant. The first one I ever saw suddenly grew in my garden and realising it was not a usual weed I let it grow just to see. Still get one or two a year start growing. I did exactly the same. And still get two or three. Mrs Next Door gets a lot more, she thinks they're exotic plants and will have big beautiful flowers one day. :-) Mary -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Mary Fisher" wrote... "Sharon" wrote in a message via gardenbanter, not direct to the newsgroup... I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. My parents and neighbours who are old and keen gardeners also have no idea and we have not found it anywhere else. At first when I saw it I thought it was a Euphorbia self seeded, as I have several, but as you can see from the top of the plant (after what I would refer to the stalk of the plant) it is completely different. It would appear to be a different plant, the leaves are a different shape and texture, and on long stems, and at the moment there are either flowers or fruit forming. It is something none of us have come across before. I hope you can help. Thanks in advance :-) It IS a type of Euphorbia but I can't remember which. The round leaved small version is a pest in our garden, we think this one is worth keeping until it flowers, just for its architectural shape. Yes, it's a Caper Spurge, E. lathyrus. (Do not eat it, it is not the real Caper plant, it's poisonous) AKA Mole Plant - it's supposed to keep away moles. It grows everywhere in my garden and we have no moles, so... someone |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"someone" wrote after "Bob Hobden" wrote and "Mary Fisher" wrote... "Sharon" wrote in a message via gardenbanter, not direct to the newsgroup... I was wondering if you can name this plant that has self seeded in my garden. My parents and neighbours who are old and keen gardeners also have no idea and we have not found it anywhere else. At first when I saw it I thought it was a Euphorbia self seeded, as I have several, but as you can see from the top of the plant (after what I would refer to the stalk of the plant) it is completely different. It would appear to be a different plant, the leaves are a different shape and texture, and on long stems, and at the moment there are either flowers or fruit forming. It is something none of us have come across before. I hope you can help. Thanks in advance :-) It IS a type of Euphorbia but I can't remember which. The round leaved small version is a pest in our garden, we think this one is worth keeping until it flowers, just for its architectural shape. Yes, it's a Caper Spurge, E. lathyrus. (Do not eat it, it is not the real Caper plant, it's poisonous) AKA Mole Plant - it's supposed to keep away moles. It grows everywhere in my garden and we have no moles, so... Well we have it on our allotment site and we also have moles. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Can you name this strange look plant pls?
"someone" wrote in message ... Yes, it's a Caper Spurge, E. lathyrus. (Do not eat it, it is not the real Caper plant, it's poisonous) AKA Mole Plant - it's supposed to keep away moles. It grows everywhere in my garden and we have no moles, so... someone Oh, we were told it kept elephants away. Perhaps its influences is long lasting, we've never seen an elephant here even when there are none of the plants. Might be that the chickens frighten the elephants ... Mary |
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