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.... in which it came, now i don't know what it is

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Nice set of photos...as usual.

Looks like what you have is Silene armeria. Sometimes called "Sweet William
Catchfly". Personally I don't think it looks much like Sweet William
(Dianthus barbatus), but apparently someone somewhere did. The "catchfly"
part of its name refers to the band the plant exudes around the stem below
the leaf nodes that is a brownish yellow colour....about the same colour as
fly paper, and just about as sticky. Quite often you'll even see small
flies and other bugs stuck to it. I'm not sure why the plant does this
because it isn't considered carnivorous. The plant is a self-seeding annual
that can spread into large patches if allowed, and probably would become
weedy in locations where it found especially favourable growing conditions.
It's pretty though, and can look very attractive if it becomes naturalized
in the right location.

Regards,
Rick A


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thanks a lot, you are right - it is very sticky when touched :-)


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Nice set of photos...as usual.

Looks like what you have is Silene armeria. Sometimes called "Sweet
William Catchfly". Personally I don't think it looks much like Sweet
William (Dianthus barbatus), but apparently someone somewhere did. The
"catchfly" part of its name refers to the band the plant exudes around the
stem below the leaf nodes that is a brownish yellow colour....about the
same colour as fly paper, and just about as sticky. Quite often you'll
even see small flies and other bugs stuck to it. I'm not sure why the
plant does this because it isn't considered carnivorous. The plant is a
self-seeding annual that can spread into large patches if allowed, and
probably would become weedy in locations where it found especially
favourable growing conditions. It's pretty though, and can look very
attractive if it becomes naturalized in the right location.

Regards,
Rick A


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... in which it came, now i don't know what it is