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What is it?
I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the
same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg Thanks NT |
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What is it?
On Apr 6, 10:24*pm, NT wrote:
I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg Thanks NT A picture of the plant would help. |
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What is it?
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, NT writes I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg By just showing the leaves you haven't given us many cues. From the leaves I would lean towards Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), but red leaf stalks are not normal for that. (The leaves are insufficiently crenate for Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy), and lack the acute apex of Lunaria annua (honesty).) Before I looked at the photo, I though it was going to turn out to be a Geranium (perhaps Geranium lucidum), as they have leaf outlines reminiscent of a mallow, and often have red leaf stalks. Thanks NT -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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What is it?
On 07/04/2012 10:49, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
In message , NT writes I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg By just showing the leaves you haven't given us many cues. From the leaves I would lean towards Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), but red leaf stalks are not normal for that. (The leaves are insufficiently crenate for Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy), and lack the acute apex of Lunaria annua (honesty).) Before I looked at the photo, I though it was going to turn out to be a Geranium (perhaps Geranium lucidum), as they have leaf outlines reminiscent of a mallow, and often have red leaf stalks. Thanks NT I wondered about Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) or Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), but I'm sure there's something else knawing at the back of my brain. As you say, more to go on would help, plus a sense of scale. -- Spider from high ground in SE London gardening on clay |
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What is it?
On Apr 7, 12:49*pm, Spider wrote:
On 07/04/2012 10:49, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: In message , NT writes I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg By just showing the leaves you haven't given us many cues. From the leaves I would lean towards Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), but red leaf stalks are not normal for that. (The leaves are insufficiently crenate for Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy), and lack the acute apex of Lunaria annua (honesty).) Before I looked at the photo, I though it was going to turn out to be a Geranium (perhaps Geranium lucidum), as they have leaf outlines reminiscent of a mallow, and often have red leaf stalks. Thanks NT I wondered about Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) or Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), but I'm sure there's something else knawing at the back of my brain. * As you say, more to go on would help, plus a sense of scale. When I get back out there I'll photograph more, but that's all I have picturewise for now. FWIW it tastes mildly creamy. The plant growth habit is same as mallows. Scale: the biggest leaf is nearly 2" across. NT |
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What is it?
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, NT writes On Apr 7, 12:49*pm, Spider wrote: On 07/04/2012 10:49, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote: In message , NT writes I thought it was mallow, but soon realised its not. The plant hs the same habit & size as mallow, but the leaf outline's something different. The leaf stalks are red. http://i44.tinypic.com/2le4evd.jpg By just showing the leaves you haven't given us many cues. From the leaves I would lean towards Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard), but red leaf stalks are not normal for that. (The leaves are insufficiently crenate for Glechoma hederacea (ground ivy), and lack the acute apex of Lunaria annua (honesty).) Before I looked at the photo, I though it was going to turn out to be a Geranium (perhaps Geranium lucidum), as they have leaf outlines reminiscent of a mallow, and often have red leaf stalks. Thanks NT I wondered about Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) or Winter Heliotrope (Petasites fragrans), but I'm sure there's something else knawing at the back of my brain. * As you say, more to go on would help, plus a sense of scale. When I get back out there I'll photograph more, but that's all I have picturewise for now. FWIW it tastes mildly creamy. The plant growth habit is same as mallows. Scale: the biggest leaf is nearly 2" across. That would seem to eliminate garlic mustard, which, not surprisingly, is said to have a garlic taste. NT -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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