Got a plant growing in my back garden this year, and I don't recognise it.
I've had a look on a few weed websites but haven't spotted it either.

It's got thickish, slightly hairy dark green leaves, about 6 cm long. The
leaf shape is pointed oval, but not narrow. The plant is sending out small,
cobalt-blue flowers - 5 petals if I remember correctly. The height of the
plant is about 50 cm tall, several thick, fleshy stems coming out from a
single root.

Does this ring a bell with anyone? It's not borage .. the flowers of my
plant are too small and deeper in colour.

Best,

- h

In article , H helenDOTjohnst
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Got a plant growing in my back garden this year, and I don't recognise it.
I've had a look on a few weed websites but haven't spotted it either.

It's got thickish, slightly hairy dark green leaves, about 6 cm long. The
leaf shape is pointed oval, but not narrow. The plant is sending out small,
cobalt-blue flowers - 5 petals if I remember correctly. The height of the
plant is about 50 cm tall, several thick, fleshy stems coming out from a
single root.

Does this ring a bell with anyone? It's not borage .. the flowers of my
plant are too small and deeper in colour.

Sounds like one of the same family, though. Try alkanet - Pentaglottis
sempervirens.
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

Sounds like one of the same family, though. Try alkanet - Pentaglottis
sempervirens.

That's the baby! It's actually quite pretty, unlike most weeds.

Best,

- h

"H" wrote in message
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Sounds like one of the same family, though. Try alkanet - Pentaglottis
sempervirens.

That's the baby! It's actually quite pretty, unlike most weeds.

Pretty indeed, but do your best to get shot of it before it sets any deep
roots or goes to see. It's a swine to get rid of.

"Colin Davidson" wrote in message
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"H" wrote in message
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Sounds like one of the same family, though. Try alkanet -
Pentaglottis
sempervirens.

That's the baby! It's actually quite pretty, unlike most weeds.

Pretty indeed, but do your best to get shot of it before it sets any
deep
roots or goes to see. It's a swine to get rid of.

Oh, I don't find it too difficult .......I just pull it up before it
has much chance to set seed. I am usually left with one or two the
next year, but it is a bit like a very tall forget me not so I don't
mind too much
Jenny

"JennyC" wrote in message
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Oh, I don't find it too difficult .......I just pull it up before it
has much chance to set seed. I am usually left with one or two the
next year, but it is a bit like a very tall forget me not so I don't
mind too much
Jenny

When we moved in our garden was full of alkanet. Pretty, but not what we
wanted. So up it all came... and it came back from root stock and seeds.
It's a continuous blight in my vegetable patch, every year there seem to be
more seedlings, and I've not let it set seed at that end of the garden in
four years.

I used to like the stuff, now I can barely look at it. Shame it's not
edible.

On Wed, 28 May 2003 10:01:31 +0100, "Colin Davidson"
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"JennyC" wrote in message
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Oh, I don't find it too difficult .......I just pull it up before it
has much chance to set seed. I am usually left with one or two the
next year, but it is a bit like a very tall forget me not so I don't
mind too much
Jenny

When we moved in our garden was full of alkanet. Pretty, but not what we
wanted. So up it all came... and it came back from root stock and seeds.
It's a continuous blight in my vegetable patch, every year there seem to be
more seedlings, and I've not let it set seed at that end of the garden in
four years.

I used to like the stuff, now I can barely look at it. Shame it's not
edible.

It's a weed in my garden. The roots run surprisingly deep and, as you
say, it self sows freely. If the garden was big enough for a wilderness
patch ... but it ain't.

I am very happy with forget me nots however. Alkanet seems to me like the
big bruiser variation thereof.

Hussein

Grow a little garden

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