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A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden.
Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Many thanks, Jane |
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writes A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden. Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Only the latter photograph was visible. Try Phacelia tanacetifolia. According to Stace it occurs as a casual in England and Wales. URL:http://www.google.com/images?as_q=&s...=Google+Search &as_epq=Phacelia+tanacetifolia Many thanks, Jane -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message , diamond_skies writes A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden. Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Only the latter photograph was visible. Try Phacelia tanacetifolia. According to Stace it occurs as a casual in England and Wales. URL:http://www.google.com/images?as_q=&s...tnG=Google+Sea rch &as_epq=Phacelia+tanacetifolia Thanks for that. I found it in Mid-Lincs only 11 days ago and it has been bugging me since. Could it be a constituent of 'game cover crops'? -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 24.08.2005 |
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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message , diamond_skies writes A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden. Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Only the latter photograph was visible. Try Phacelia tanacetifolia. According to Stace it occurs as a casual in England and Wales. URL:http://www.google.com/images?as_q=&s...tnG=Google+Sea rch &as_epq=Phacelia+tanacetifolia Thanks for that. I found it in Mid-Lincs only 11 days ago and it has been bugging me since. Could it be a constituent of 'game cover crops'? I know it as an ornamental, but Stace says that it is grown on a small scale in fields to encourage bees. (And also that it occurs as a contaminant of crop and grass seed.) -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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In message , ned writes "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message , diamond_skies writes A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden. Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Only the latter photograph was visible. Try Phacelia tanacetifolia. According to Stace it occurs as a casual in England and Wales. URL:http://www.google.com/images?as_q=&s...tnG=Google+Sea rch &as_epq=Phacelia+tanacetifolia Thanks for that. I found it in Mid-Lincs only 11 days ago and it has been bugging me since. Could it be a constituent of 'game cover crops'? I know it as an ornamental, but Stace says that it is grown on a small scale in fields to encourage bees. (And also that it occurs as a contaminant of crop and grass seed.) Just did myself a Google and came up with this:- WildLife value: - Hummingbirds, butterflies and bees like the flowers. Birds will eat the seeds. Many thanks -- ned http://www.bugsandweeds.co.uk last update 24.08.2005 |
In message , diamond_skies
writes I wonder why only one photo was showing? I can see both. Perhaps I should have posted them separately? I don't know whether you're aware of this, but uk.rec.gardening is not part of GardenBanter, but part of a separate system (UseNet) to which GardenBanter provide a gateway. It's possible that there's a fault in their handling of multiple attachments (but I think I've seen messages sent via GardenBanter with multiple attachments before). However, your original message contains the following Filename: Jane Plant 2.jpg Download: http://www.gardenbanter.co.uk/attach...achmentid=2844 It looks as if the first image is sitting on your computer, where you can see it, and no-one else can. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley http://www.malvaceae.info |
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from Stewart Robert Hinsley contains these words: In message , ned writes "Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... In message , diamond_skies writes A colleague of mine is trying to identify a flower that was seen in County Donegal in August. Her father, a keen wildflower enthusiast, has tried every book he has to identify it but has had no luck. It is possible it has grown from seed from a cultivated plant in someone's garden. Can anyone shed any clues? One of the photos shows the flower head and leaves, the other a closer view of the flowers. Try Phacelia tanacetifolia. According to Stace it occurs as a casual in England and Wales. Thanks for that. I found it in Mid-Lincs only 11 days ago and it has been bugging me since. Could it be a constituent of 'game cover crops'? I know it as an ornamental, but Stace says that it is grown on a small scale in fields to encourage bees. (And also that it occurs as a contaminant of crop and grass seed.) -- It's also grown on allotments, vegetable gardens etc as a green manure crop. Janet G |
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from Stewart Robert Hinsley contains these words: http://www.malvaceae.info Which reminds me - emu me your address and I'll send you some of those white mallow seeds - I have some drying out. -- Rusty Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/ |
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