J Darcy 5,871 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 What is this ..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mad al 146 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 A Poppy?...........Al Quote Link to post Share on other sites
martin 332 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Bugloss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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anita&paul 0 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 longshot is it a member of the cactus family? nita and paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted September 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 No....its a common wild weed.....covered in Hairs....and a favourite food plant of this colourful mister.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anita&paul 0 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 (edited) is it a Meadow Cranesbill ? or perhaps a Greater Periwinkle? nita and paul Edited September 23, 2007 by paul magrino Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gardener 0 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 If its not Bugloss is it Green Alkanet? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,097 Posted September 23, 2007 Report Share Posted September 23, 2007 Forget -me- not . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
byron 1,093 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Bugloss. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
T.F.Student 0 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well...as a spin off....i found out what the mystery plant is in my wild flower garden is...turns out its Bugloss...its been flowering for 4 months and is still going strong. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Well, since researching a little more into this plant i am perplexed at to what it really is.... I had always been told that this was "comfrey", but the flower head suggests otherwise...The flowers suggest Gromwell but the leaves do not, the leaves of this plant being rather broader than Gromwell. I dont think its bugloss either because the leaves are too broad and the flowers look different.....Its definately a member of the comfrey/forgetmenot family...but which one.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
buckshot 53 Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 could be speedwell,cant see the leaves get a better pic next time you gimp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted September 24, 2007 Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 Comfrey?!? Jesus F*cking Christ, JD! Don't you Ever meddle with herbal medicine, will ye?! As has been said; That flower screams Bugloss. It Looks Like a Speedwell, at first glance. Bit the stamens (if that's the right name for the tendrils in the middle?) are wrong for it. Equelly, it superficially stands up well as a Forget Me Not; Though I haven't seen a live one in years and have forgotten! I'm not honestly convinced the leaves are that dark or lush. Alkanet is another good one. Though I'd have to reach for the field guides to see what I really made of it. And, if I do that, things'll get boring. But how the hell ye ever came to accept that That could be Comfrey? That's mind boggling! Comfrey Comfrey Flower Quote Link to post Share on other sites
J Darcy 5,871 Posted September 24, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2007 I have pots of it here growing.....just always thought it was a Comfrey relative...and the moth catterpillars seem to agree..... I would say it is a member of the Comfrey/forget-me-not family, but which one i cannot pin point..... will take another pic of leaves... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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