[Sideways]

Hi all,

I was given a bag of cuttings around a year ago, most of which are now happily growing away. The image below shows what has grown from what I can only describe as 'small cigar shaped tubers' that I put in the ground. It is now growing well.

The roots were labelled at the time but got mixed up in the bag. I thought this was sorrel at first but the images I have found on the web are different. Im pretty certain its a herb of some type.

Any ideas?

[Trillium]

I can't think of any common herbs that grow from tubers. Is it possible to ask the person who gave them to you to identify them? Perhaps if you took a leaf of each different type?

[Sideways]

Thanks, I did consider contacting the person I got them from but Im struggling to find their email address- it was someone off Freecycle, I remember their name and will keep an eye out for when they post next.

Im getting a large crop of this now, it obviously likes the spot I put it in. Dont like the idea of good free food going to waste!

[Sideways]

Wow! Just checked Freecycle and there they were! 

Have sent a message with the image, will let you know what it is....hopefully!

[mumofstig]

I wondered if it was horseradish as I know you grow that from root cuttings

[gillie]

I wondered if it was horseradish as I know you grow that from root cuttings

No.  It looks nothing like horseradish.  Horseradish looks a bit like a dock.  This is much prettier, but I have no idea what it is!

Gillie

[nobby]

def horseradish the yung leavs have serated edges then the older ones are rounder like docks

[Bagpuss]

Actually looks more like cornsalad (lambs lettuce) to me although that is usually grown from seed

[Sideways]

Gillie says-

No.  It looks nothing like horseradish

Nobby says-

def horseradish the yung leavs have serated edges then the older ones are rounder like docks

 

 

[mr Isaccs]

I would say I'd eat my hat if it's horseraddish but I don't have one.
It's not like any horseraddish I've seen but then I suppose there may be several varieties?

[Trillium]

I'm very curious to know just what it is, so let us know Sideways.

[Flump]

ooh,that's gonna really bug me now! :wacko:looks like field scabious/knautia leaves a bit.

[Spana]

Sideways, is the plant in the photo outside in the open or is it covered .

[Swing Swang]

BTW - why did you plant up a bag of unknown cuttings? Are you sure that there wasn't any Japanese knotweed in there too 

[Flump]

 Is it a type of rocket?is there a prize for getting it right,like an Easter egg?