I thought this was a wildflower but I can find it in any of my books or on teh internet. Anyone have any idea what it might be, please? It is about a foot tall and spindly.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...0253.JPG?gl=GB

On 07/07/2014 22:30, Compo in Caithness wrote:
I thought this was a wildflower but I can find it in any of my books or on teh internet. Anyone have any idea what it might be, please? It is about a foot tall and spindly.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...0253.JPG?gl=GB


A picture showing more of the plant would help
What sort of soil is it growing in?

On 07/07/2014 22:30, Compo in Caithness wrote:
I thought this was a wildflower but I can find it in any of my books or on teh internet. Anyone have any idea what it might be, please? It is about a foot tall and spindly.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...0253.JPG?gl=GB

You make it rather difficult to identify with the impossible view from a
weird angle of back of the flower and nothing else. I'd guess a silene
possibly conica from the very limited information provided.

http://delta-intkey.com/angio/images/ebo01991.jpg

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Martin Brown

On 07/07/2014 22:30, Compo in Caithness wrote:
I thought this was a wildflower but I can find it in any of my books or on teh internet. Anyone have any idea what it might be, please? It is about a foot tall and spindly.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-X...0253.JPG?gl=GB




As others have said, it's not the clearest picture, but I think it could
be Agrostemma githago, the Corncockle, so certainly a wildflower. It is
not as common as it once was, so worth encouraging.

http://www.arkive.org/corncockle/agrostemma-githago/

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Spider.
On high ground in SE London
gardening on heavy clay

Thanks to Chris Hogg for identifying the plant in question. I was just about to upload several more pictures but no need now. Thanks again gang.

On Monday, 14 July 2014 09:42:29 UTC+1, Compo in Caithness wrote:
Thanks to Chris Hogg for identifying the plant in question. I was just about to upload several more pictures but no need now. Thanks again gang.

"vaccaria pyramidata"