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Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red
flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, Nick. |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote:
Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. -- Jeff |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 09/07/2013 19:44, Malcolm wrote:
In article , Jeff Layman writes On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote: Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. I tend to agree - Scrophularia nodosa - except that 1 metre is what the books say about overall height. They do, but the plant doesn't know that. I have seen it growing to 180 to 200 cm in Surrey. -- Jeff |
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There aren't many flowers that particular shade of red, and the leaves are right, as is the size of flowers and the overall growth pattern. |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 09/07/2013 20:47, Jeff Layman wrote:
On 09/07/2013 19:44, Malcolm wrote: In article , Jeff Layman writes On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote: Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. I tend to agree - Scrophularia nodosa - except that 1 metre is what the books say about overall height. They do, but the plant doesn't know that. I have seen it growing to 180 to 200 cm in Surrey. I was thinking maybe a Scrophularia, but aren't the leaves wrong from Scrophularia nodosa? OTOH, the inflorescence structure seems to be a better match for that than for the other species. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
"Malcolm" wrote in message ... In article , Jeff Layman writes On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote: Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. I tend to agree - Scrophularia nodosa - except that 1 metre is what the books say about overall height. -- Malcolm Gets to nearly 1.8M here if in a damp place -- Charlie, Gardening in Cornwall Holders of National Collections of Clematis viticella and Lapageria rosea cvs http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message ... On 09/07/2013 20:47, Jeff Layman wrote: On 09/07/2013 19:44, Malcolm wrote: In article , Jeff Layman writes On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote: Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. I tend to agree - Scrophularia nodosa - except that 1 metre is what the books say about overall height. They do, but the plant doesn't know that. I have seen it growing to 180 to 200 cm in Surrey. I was thinking maybe a Scrophularia, but aren't the leaves wrong from Scrophularia nodosa? OTOH, the inflorescence structure seems to be a better match for that than for the other species. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley I tend to agree - the leaves look more like Water Figwort (Scrophularia aquatica). One sure test is whether the stems are 'winged' or merely square. Winged suggests S. aquatica. R. |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 09/07/2013 22:09, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
On 09/07/2013 20:47, Jeff Layman wrote: On 09/07/2013 19:44, Malcolm wrote: In article , Jeff Layman writes On 09/07/2013 18:54, Nick wrote: Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Haven't tried this before and don't know how/if it will work. Thank you, It would help if the flowers were in focus! However, I'll hazard a guess at Common Figwort. I tend to agree - Scrophularia nodosa - except that 1 metre is what the books say about overall height. They do, but the plant doesn't know that. I have seen it growing to 180 to 200 cm in Surrey. I was thinking maybe a Scrophularia, but aren't the leaves wrong from Scrophularia nodosa? OTOH, the inflorescence structure seems to be a better match for that than for the other species. I think the leaf of S. nodosa isn't far off, but looking at the first photo the plant seems to be taller than 2m - maybe 2. 5m or more. That would make S. nodosa very unlikely. Seems to me now that it is far more likely to be Scrophularia marilandica. -- Jeff |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
"Nick" wrote in message ... Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thanks to all for your knowledge, advice and wisdom. I know it is bad form to reply to ones own post. Couldn't think of a better way but probably better than creating a new post. I've taken a few more pics today of flowers and foliage. Hopefully with better focus. Not only am I unblessed with green fingers, I am no David Bailey. Also a bit tricky when the plant is waving around in the breeze. The plant is situated in a sheltered easterly facing, dry, location. Haven't measured it but reckon it's about 7ft. Previous link should work, otherwise: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thank you, Nick. |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 10/07/2013 18:20, Nick wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message ... Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thanks to all for your knowledge, advice and wisdom. I know it is bad form to reply to ones own post. Couldn't think of a better way but probably better than creating a new post. I've taken a few more pics today of flowers and foliage. Hopefully with better focus. Not only am I unblessed with green fingers, I am no David Bailey. Also a bit tricky when the plant is waving around in the breeze. The plant is situated in a sheltered easterly facing, dry, location. Haven't measured it but reckon it's about 7ft. Previous link should work, otherwise: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thank you, Nick. Now clearly a Scrophularia. It doesn't jump out at me as being any of the native species (though I am only familiar with S. nodosa and S. auriculata) so I take Jeff's suggestion of S. marilandica seriously. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
Can anyone put a name to this plant, please.
On 10/07/2013 18:20, Nick wrote:
"Nick" wrote in message ... Growing at a neighbours property. About 2m tall with small red flowers/florets. She is a little concerned as to what it may be and I am not blessed with green fingers. Have posted a couple of (poor) pics he https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thanks to all for your knowledge, advice and wisdom. I know it is bad form to reply to ones own post. Couldn't think of a better way but probably better than creating a new post. I've taken a few more pics today of flowers and foliage. Hopefully with better focus. Not only am I unblessed with green fingers, I am no David Bailey. Also a bit tricky when the plant is waving around in the breeze. The plant is situated in a sheltered easterly facing, dry, location. Haven't measured it but reckon it's about 7ft. Previous link should work, otherwise: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/xqk9mxbpfne6ojj/v9PihDphfm Thank you, Nick. If it is self-set then the botanists might be interested. You could put the pictures up at www.ispot.co.uk. -- Stewart Robert Hinsley |
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