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Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

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Tracey wrote:
Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at
the side of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic
he has emailed me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still
maybe somebody can shed some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Looks like Ajuga reptans (Bugle) to me. Possibly a variety such as
"Caitlin's Giant", which is much bigger than the standard plant.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...30463148fvPDGg


--
Jeff
(cut "thetape" to reply)

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On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:
In article ,
says... Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)


--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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In article ,
says...
Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg




Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

Name of Flower
 

In article ,
says...
Tracey wrote:
Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at
the side of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic
he has emailed me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still
maybe somebody can shed some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Looks like Ajuga reptans (Bugle) to me. Possibly a variety such as
"Caitlin's Giant", which is much bigger than the standard plant.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...30463148fvPDGg



Read this after posting campanula and I think you may be right!! it does
look more like Ajuga
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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In message
, Des
Higgins writes
On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:
In article ,
says... Hi All. A friend in Germany
(western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)

Campanula poscharskyana?


--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea


--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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In message , Charlie
Pridham writes
In article ,
says...
Tracey wrote:
Hi All. A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at
the side of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic
he has emailed me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still
maybe somebody can shed some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Looks like Ajuga reptans (Bugle) to me. Possibly a variety such as
"Caitlin's Giant", which is much bigger than the standard plant.

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...30463148fvPDGg



Read this after posting campanula and I think you may be right!! it does
look more like Ajuga

It does look rather like Ajuga, but it seems an odd location for it; I
thought Ajuga liked a bit of shade and damp. Perhaps the lack of
competition compensates for a non-ideal microclimate.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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On May 8, 12:53*pm, Des Higgins wrote:
On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:

In article ,
says... Hi All. *A friend in Germany (western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. *The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. *Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)

You've just made this up, haven't you?

Cat(h)

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In message
,
"Cat(h)" writes
On May 8, 12:53*pm, Des Higgins wrote:
On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:

In article ,
says... Hi All. *A friend in Germany
(western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing
at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. *The pic he
has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe
somebody can shed
some light on what it is. *Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)

You've just made this up, haven't you?

Cat(h)

If you feel a need to check

URL:http://www.ipni.org/ipni/advPlantNam...nus=Campanula&
find_species=poly*
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

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In article ,
says...
In message
, Des
Higgins writes
On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:
In article ,
says... Hi All. A friend in Germany
(western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. The pic he has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe somebody can shed
some light on what it is. Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)

Campanula poscharskyana?


--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwallwww.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea



Thats the one I was thinking of! but I have to say I can not rule out the
Ajuga suggestion although I think the flower colour and location seem not
quite right
--
Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea

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Thank you all for your replies! Friend in Germany says to pass on a big
thank you too! I told him your suggestions so he Googled pictures and says
it looks like Ajuga.

Tracey

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On May 8, 3:15*pm, Stewart Robert Hinsley
wrote:
In message
,
"Cat(h)" writes





On May 8, 12:53*pm, Des Higgins wrote:
On May 8, 12:54 pm, Charlie Pridham
wrote:

In article ,
says... Hi All. *A friend in Germany
(western-central) has asked me if I can
possibly find out what the following flowers are he has growing
at the side
of his drive - they appear every Spring apparently. *The pic he
has emailed
me isn't the best as it's not a close up, but still maybe
somebody can shed
some light on what it is. *Many thanks.

Tracey

http://www.picturebay.net/img/guests/Brian_flower.jpg

Not sure but I think its a campanula (the species begins with p and has
an unreasonable amount of letters in it!)

Campanula polypopodopolous (Macedonian Bell Flower?)

You've just made this up, haven't you?

Cat(h)

If you feel a need to check

Not a bit, I trust Des entirely ;-)

Cat(h)