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ladybird Top Member Posts: 2,310	identification needed please Sept 7, 2024 17:11:34 GMT SueA and balc2 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ladybird on Sept 7, 2024 17:11:34 GMT I grew this from seed this year but havn`t a clue what its called. I think its very pretty and great ina vase so want to grow it again . Any body any ideas ?

grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	identification needed please Sept 8, 2024 2:49:09 GMT balc2 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Sept 8, 2024 2:49:09 GMT could be annual phlox Bridie

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ladybird Top Member Posts: 2,310	identification needed please Sept 8, 2024 21:49:16 GMT grindle and balc2 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by ladybird on Sept 8, 2024 21:49:16 GMT Oh thanks . Phlox ? I grow that every year but didnt recognize this one. I uses to keep all the empty packets for reference but I threw them out this year.
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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	identification needed please Sept 9, 2024 2:40:06 GMT balc2 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Sept 9, 2024 2:40:06 GMT isn't that always the way

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Post by balc2 on Sept 9, 2024 18:35:48 GMT

I have a few pictures of plants I would like to know the id of & as ladybird has started this thread it reminded me of some plants our local council have put in troughs & planters here. I took photos of them with the idea of asking for id on here but I always forgot. So I shall now put a few pictures on here & I'd like to see if anybody recognises them:

Here are six photos of the same flower. At first I thought they were some bulbs but after a few weeks I saw they were actually plants & not bulbs.

These next two were growing like weeds & have nothing to do with the council gardeners plantings:

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I'm not sure if these are a kind of Salvia or Lobelia, anyone know?

This last one seems to be more of a foliage plant than one being grown for its flowers - which I haven't seen as yet!

This tub has more of the flowers I can't id that I posted above. I like them very much & if I can id them I'd like to get some seeds to grow for the balcony next year.

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grindle Top Member Tamar Valley Posts: 19,745	identification needed please Sept 10, 2024 2:22:04 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grindle on Sept 10, 2024 2:22:04 GMT the white one looks like Gaura to me. Last picture in first post Herb Robert last picture in second post at the back gaura and cosmos Xanthos

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You are right grindle about the Gaura as well! Thanks for the id and I've been reading up about it. As there are many plants around town I shall look to see if there are any with seeds I can collect but if I don't find any I'll see if I can buy some.

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Yes, Gaura and Herb Robert. I can never grow Gaura, and Herb Robert is a native wild flower (or weed in the garden)
The 'foliage plant' is Plectranthus ciliatus. It has delicate pale mauve flowers in the autumn. I treat mine as a house plant.

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Sept 11, 2024 5:35:15 GMT Eli said:

Yes, Gaura and Herb Robert. I can never grow Gaura, and Herb Robert is a native wild flower (or weed in the garden)
The 'foliage plant' is Plectranthus ciliatus. It has delicate pale mauve flowers in the autumn. I treat mine as a house plant.

I took a few cuttings of 'Indian Borage' (Plectranthus ciliatus) on Saturday, do you think they will root from cuttings? I've been looking up this plant but can't find propagation instructions! I can get plants, (some are real beauties as well!), but I can't find anything related to their propagation.

Eli Top Member Posts: 5,140	identification needed please Sept 16, 2024 18:59:47 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Eli on Sept 16, 2024 18:59:47 GMT I thought the English name for P. ciliatus was Sweedish Ivy, but I always use the botanical names. Anyway cutting are easy, just plant them in potting compost or root them in a jar of water.