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by **mutt&jeff** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:07 pm

hello I've been trying to find out what the plant in my garden is for two summers. No-one seems to know. It's really nice with purple flowers in the summer. but while I'm at work people come into my garden and break off the flowering heads to which I think the seeds are attached. So, I broke some off myself today - but what do I do with them? toast them and plant them next spring? ugh! I have no green fingers. I planted two trees a couple of years ago and instead of growing they shrunk! The plant is the tall one here click on to upsize: Reduced Image:
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The seeds (seed pods) look like this and are about 3/4" long Reduced Image:
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Here's hoping some cockney botanist can help! cheers me dears

by **Barryoneoff** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 11:14 pm

No idea, but it looks like a wild flower. I can't see any reason to toast the seeds unless you are going to eat them.

Just plant them as they are.

by **valk** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:15 am

It is a young Triffid. :whis:

by **ladyDeWint** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 11:28 am

my first thought is that it's an African Lily [Agapanthus] which looks like this in bloom.

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by **Barryoneoff** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 12:01 pm

Looks the same, even though naked in Mutt&Jeff's photo. :-)

by **mutt&jeff** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 1:05 pm

hi yes that's it cheers ladydewint! I had a reply from a nursery this morning on it too - lily of the nile, african lily etc. yes. I did post the picture from their site here but it doesn't seem to have appeared - i'll have a look.... no my earlier post is disappeared.

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they are really nice

by **valk** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:34 pm

It is very pretty. :-)

by **marilyn** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 12:24 am

They are pretty; they grow in abundance here :-)

by **Barryoneoff** » Thu Sep 24, 2009 7:31 am

They grow in pots here. :-D

by **marilyn** » Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:42 am

Don't get many bundances in Befnal Green

by **cockneyoz** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 3:02 pm

You're all stark raving mad.... :yah:

by **Barryoneoff** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:31 pm

Of course! :eek:

by **Aldgate West** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 6:33 pm

cockneyoz wrote:You're all stark raving mad....

As Arthur Haynes would've said.... "Who US?"

by **dipsy21** » Thu Jul 29, 2010 8:42 pm

ladyDeWint wrote:my first thought is that it's an African Lily [Agapanthus] which looks like this in bloom.

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Yes Milady i think its Agapanthus. :-)

by **marilyn** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 5:06 am

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