Would someone identify this for me please?
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Fairly upright, some examples are 12" to 18" high, stem becoming woody.
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Dear Stephen,
Are the leaves strongly scented with a rather rank smell? If so it could be feverfew.
Regards Sally Wright.
Are the leaves strongly scented with a rather rank smell? If so it could be feverfew.
Regards Sally Wright.
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Hi Sally
I trust your expertise but there is no particular smell to it.
Searching for feverfew shows the flowers which are obviously yet to emerge.
I was assuming it was a random introduction as it crops up in scattered places on my new plot.
I trust your expertise but there is no particular smell to it.
Searching for feverfew shows the flowers which are obviously yet to emerge.
I was assuming it was a random introduction as it crops up in scattered places on my new plot.
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I was going to say feverfew too.
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It certainly looks like Feverfew but, if no strong smell, I wonder if it is a variety of Chrysanthemum!
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Dear OH,
unless Stephen kept all of last years plant labels and seed packets I suspect we are all going to have to wait until the plant starts to flower. The Chrysanthemum/Pyrethrum/"daisy"/Aster family can be right %$*&£$% to identify from just the leaves. There are thousands of them and the ones we grow in our gardens still numbers in the hundreds. Even I have to look at the RHS plant finder to see what a particular plant is called this year.
Regards Sally Wright.
unless Stephen kept all of last years plant labels and seed packets I suspect we are all going to have to wait until the plant starts to flower. The Chrysanthemum/Pyrethrum/"daisy"/Aster family can be right %$*&£$% to identify from just the leaves. There are thousands of them and the ones we grow in our gardens still numbers in the hundreds. Even I have to look at the RHS plant finder to see what a particular plant is called this year.
Regards Sally Wright.
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Hi all, there does seem to be a consensus. Thank you.
Sally, this is on my new plot, so not planted by me! I will leave one or two examples to see what flowers arrive. That is assuming feverfew is worth keeping.
Sally, this is on my new plot, so not planted by me! I will leave one or two examples to see what flowers arrive. That is assuming feverfew is worth keeping.
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Dear Stephen,
feverfew is the host plant for orange tip butterflies; the flowers also attract hoverflies and bees so I think having some on the plot is worthwhile.
Regards Sally Wright.
feverfew is the host plant for orange tip butterflies; the flowers also attract hoverflies and bees so I think having some on the plot is worthwhile.
Regards Sally Wright.
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The flowers confirm you all are right. They are rather unshowy and a bit tatty.
Clearly those across the plot ran to seed in the past, there have been lots of seedlings to remove, across the whole plot.
Clearly those across the plot ran to seed in the past, there have been lots of seedlings to remove, across the whole plot.
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If you have a large garden centre near to where you live, perhaps they have a "plant identification" service. Worth checking.