I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.
--

Could it possibly be a member of the broomrape family - Orobanche or
Lathraea? Orobanche alba is reddish coloured and is a parasite on wild
thyme.

See: http://www-biol.paisley.ac.uk/bioref...Orobanche.html

Janet G

When stuck try the obvious......
this may be it


Purple Passion

Purple Passion is a unique asparagus variety for any asparagus enthusiast
either home gardener or commercial grower. Its special attractive purple
colour, flavour and tenderness distinguishes this variety from others. Our
field trial confirms all of these attributes with taste tests conducted
here. In addition, our trials indicate Purple Passion has productive yields.
For best performance, plant spacing for Purple Passion is 6-8 inches apart
in the row instead of the usual 12-inch spacing. When cooked, the bright
purple colour is reduced, but when served fresh in salads it provides a
colourful and flavourful accent. An excellent addition to any asparagus
planting.


--
David Hill
Abacus nurseries
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk

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I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting
out my neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with
something she wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like
asparagus when tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when
open just has little sort of lippy things sticking out each side all
the way up the stem. She didn't give me a height but it sounds like
about 12". She said that last year she had a couple of spears and
this year there's a couple of clumps.

I have a dark red euphorbia that looks like that early in the year?

Victoria

"Sacha" wrote in message
...
I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.

A picture would be really helpful, if you could put one online somewhere.

in article , Colin Davidson at
wrote on 30/5/03 10:49 am:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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snipIt look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.

A picture would be really helpful, if you could put one online somewhere.


I think it's too wilted by now! I think David Hill's description of it as a
special purple asparagus sounds closest, so I'll see if I can find that
somewhere online.
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Sacha
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I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.
--

One of the restios?

Janet

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from Sacha contains these words:

I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.

Sounds horribly like the flower spikes of mares-tail.

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The message
from Sacha contains these words:

I went to the chiropractor this morning and in exchange for sorting out my
neck and giving him a cheque, his wife presented me with something she
wanted us to ID. We have no idea. It look a bit like asparagus when
tightly closed but is a dark, reddish-bronze and when open just has little
sort of lippy things sticking out each side all the way up the stem. She
didn't give me a height but it sounds like about 12". She said that last
year she had a couple of spears and this year there's a couple of clumps.

Sounds horribly like the flower spikes of mares-tail.

--
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