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Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence from
my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to encourage
it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

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In message , Steve
writes
Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence
from my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to
encourage it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian), a garden plant often naturalised,
especially, I think, in coastal areas.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Is This a Weed?
 

I think it is "valerian" do a google on the word

David

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In message , Steve
writes
Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence
from my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to
encourage it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg


Looks very much like Centranthus ruber - Red valarian
http://www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora...ecies.asp?1323

--
Robert

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...
In message , Steve
writes
Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence from
my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to encourage it
or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian), a garden plant often naturalised,
especially, I think, in coastal areas.
--

Here in Dublin it grows freely as a (non0native) weed and is quite showy in
some spots. There are 3 colour forms (red, white and pink) and you usualy
get a mixture. It grows on rocky outcrops and walls. It is also grown as a
genuine garden plant (Christopher Lloyd used to have it at Dixter) BUT it
does wreck masonry (grows through mortar) so don't let it grow on any
supporting walls :-). I like it BUT if you cut it and take it indoors to
stick in a vase, you will then discover it has a second common name which I
cannot remember exactly but involves cats and/or ****.

Des in HOT HOT HOT Dublin.

Stewart Robert Hinsley

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"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote:
Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian), a garden plant often naturalised,
especially, I think, in coastal areas.
---
Don't we have the Romans to thank for bringing it in originally? We have
loads of it, both red and white, flowering around Peterborough and near-
by villages. Makes a nice change from field upon field of oil seed rape
flowers from which there is no escape.

MikeCT

Thanks
 

Red Valerian it is. Thanks everybody

Steve

Steve wrote:
Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence from
my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to encourage
it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

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On 9/6/07 09:36, in article ,
"Steve" wrote:

Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence from
my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to encourage
it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

It's Valerian, which grows in great masses in all the walls around here
except ours! We'd love to have it because butterflies love it.


--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)

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On 9 Jun, 17:58, Sacha wrote:
On 9/6/07 09:36, in article ,

"Steve" wrote:
Hi,

can anybody tell me what this is please. It pops through the fence from
my neighbour's garden every year and I'm not sure whether to encourage
it or not.

http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k8...edornot_11.jpg

Thaks

Steve

It's Valerian, which grows in great masses in all the walls around here
except ours! We'd love to have it because butterflies love it.

--
Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)

A weed is any plant growing where you don't want it.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

Is This a Weed?
 

Certainly is Valerian, we have masses of it, red pink and white and it is
beautiful, all over the front of the house, I love it

kate

A weed is any plant growing where you don't want it. Quite right David