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01-04-2009, 01:43 PM
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Hi Forum I was wondering If anyone could please help me with Identifying 2 wild Flowers and A Shrub. I know the shrub grows pink trumpet like flowers in the summer. I have the plants in the links below.
http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow22.jpg http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...ow/unknow2.jpg http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow32.jpg http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...ow/unknow3.jpg http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknown1.jpg http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknown1a.jpg Thank You in advance. Phil |
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01-04-2009, 04:17 PM
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writes Hi Forum I was wondering If anyone could please help me with Identifying 2 wild Flowers and A Shrub. I know the shrub grows pink trumpet like flowers in the summer. I have the plants in the links below. [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknow22.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow2.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknow32.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow3.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknown1.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...unknown1a.jpg] The last looks as if it might be hairy bitter cress (Cardamine hirsuta). (The easiest way to distinguish this from the less common wavy bitter cress is to count stamens.) Thank You in advance. Phil -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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01-04-2009, 06:18 PM
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On Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:56:11 +0100, Sacha
wrote: On 1/4/09 13:43, in article , "PhilAnnesley" wrote: Hi Forum I was wondering If anyone could please help me with Identifying 2 wild Flowers and A Shrub. I know the shrub grows pink trumpet like flowers in the summer. I have the plants in the links below. [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknow22.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow2.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknow32.jpg] Maybe Weigela florida variegata [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e...w/unknow3.jpg] [image: http://i230.photobucket.com/albums/e.../unknown1.jpg] Looks like bittercress which you really, really don't want! Sacha's always asking here for plant IDs so I wouldn't trust her advice too much if I were you. HTH. |
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01-04-2009, 06:32 PM
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The last two wildflower images seem to be closeups of bittercress - an almighty nuisance. |
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01-04-2009, 09:08 PM
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Looks like bittercress which you really, really don't want! Sacha's always asking here for plant IDs so I wouldn't trust her advice too much if I were you. What a sad person you must be. Even people who have garden centres cannot know every plant in the world and what better place to ask than here? |
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02-04-2009, 12:23 AM
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Hi Guys And Girls, thanks for your help I have now been able to identify all the 3 plants now. I know the other one is a Forget Me Not which has spread. Just one wee quick question, what is wrong with the bittercrest, I have had a look online but cant seem to find a problem.
TYVM |
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02-04-2009, 12:26 AM
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Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
The last looks as if it might be hairy bitter cress (Cardamine hirsuta). (The easiest way to distinguish this from the less common wavy bitter cress is to count stamens.) Are you sure Stewart? Cardamine hirsuta has very different leaves to the ones in the pic. They should be loosely pinnate with very rounded leaflets in seedlings, later becoming narrower and somewhat rhomboid as the plant matures. The op's plant shows simple, lanceolate leaves with a tell-tale reddish tinge due to cold exposure. I won't beat about the bush any further, it's not a 'wild flower' at all, it is the common bedding 'Alyssum' - Lobularia maritima. It quite often pops up as a 'volunteer' plant and occasionally naturalises in well drained soils. The shrub is Weigelia florida Variegata. Going back to Cardamine, the first of the 'Cuckoo flowers' aka 'Lady's Smock' - Cardamine pratensis, are in out on the river bank close to work. They are of a very good mauve form as opposed to the more usual pale lilac or white and every bit as attractive as any cultivated garden plant. |
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02-04-2009, 02:05 AM
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02-04-2009, 02:09 AM
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02-04-2009, 09:17 AM
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On 2/4/09 00:23, in article ,
"PhilAnnesley" wrote: Hi Guys And Girls, thanks for your help I have now been able to identify all the 3 plants now. I know the other one is a Forget Me Not which has spread. Just one wee quick question, what is wrong with the bittercrest, I have had a look online but cant seem to find a problem. TYVM If it is bittercress, those pretty white flowers rapidly turn into seedpods which 'ping' apart at the slightest touch, scattering the seeds all over the place. Before you know it, you have the National Collection! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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02-04-2009, 09:56 AM
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On 2 Apr, 09:17, Sacha wrote:
On 2/4/09 00:23, in article , "PhilAnnesley" wrote: Hi Guys And Girls, thanks for your help I have now been able to identify all the 3 plants now. I know the other one is a Forget Me Not which has spread. Just one wee quick question, what is wrong with the bittercrest, I have had a look online but cant seem to find a problem. TYVM If it is bittercress, those pretty white flowers rapidly turn into seedpods which 'ping' apart at the slightest touch, scattering the seeds all over the place. *Before you know it, you have the National Collection! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online If you can get your bittercress to grow fast and lush then it is a spicy addition to salads. David Hill |
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02-04-2009, 10:11 AM
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, DaveP writes The last looks as if it might be hairy bitter cress (Cardamine hirsuta). (The easiest way to distinguish this from the less common wavy bitter cress is to count stamens.) Are you sure Stewart? Cardamine hirsuta has very different leaves to the ones in the pic. They should be loosely pinnate with very rounded leaflets in seedlings, later becoming narrower and somewhat rhomboid as the plant matures. The op's plant shows simple, lanceolate leaves with a tell-tale reddish tinge due to cold exposure. I won't beat about the bush any further, it's not a 'wild flower' at all, it is the common bedding 'Alyssum' - Lobularia maritima. It quite often pops up as a 'volunteer' plant and occasionally naturalises in well drained soils. You're not looking at the same image. The one I was referring to was the one with loosely pinnate leaves with rounded folioles. I won't disagree with you about the other being Lobularia maritima. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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02-04-2009, 10:14 AM
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On 2/4/09 09:56, in article
, "Dave Hill" wrote: On 2 Apr, 09:17, Sacha wrote: On 2/4/09 00:23, in article , "PhilAnnesley" wrote: Hi Guys And Girls, thanks for your help I have now been able to identify all the 3 plants now. I know the other one is a Forget Me Not which has spread. Just one wee quick question, what is wrong with the bittercrest, I have had a look online but cant seem to find a problem. TYVM If it is bittercress, those pretty white flowers rapidly turn into seedpods which 'ping' apart at the slightest touch, scattering the seeds all over the place. *Before you know it, you have the National Collection! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online If you can get your bittercress to grow fast and lush then it is a spicy addition to salads. David Hill Never knew that, David. I think I'd imagine those seeds 'pinging' all over my innards! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online |
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02-04-2009, 01:26 PM
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In article 7b07934e-4ba0-4b30-8751-
, says... On 2 Apr, 09:17, Sacha wrote: On 2/4/09 00:23, in article , "PhilAnnesley" wrote: Hi Guys And Girls, thanks for your help I have now been able to identify all the 3 plants now. I know the other one is a Forget Me Not which has spread. Just one wee quick question, what is wrong with the bittercrest, I have had a look online but cant seem to find a problem.. TYVM If it is bittercress, those pretty white flowers rapidly turn into seedpods which 'ping' apart at the slightest touch, scattering the seeds all over the place. *Before you know it, you have the National Collection! -- Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com South Devon Exotic plants, shrubs & perennials online If you can get your bittercress to grow fast and lush then it is a spicy addition to salads. David Hill IF! mine are huge often a foot or more but now we have stopped buying in liners we are slowly winning and are definitely on top of it, mind you its the smaller one that forms ground hugging rosettes thats more difficult to get out. Both out in the garden are only a minor nuisance -- Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and Lapageria rosea |
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