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mdjlucan

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plant for i d
« on: April 04, 2012, 20:19 »
can any one i d this plant thanks
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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 20:24 »
Looks like borage.
Did it really tell you to do THAT on the packet?

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 20:26 »
It's not often I disagree with you DD, but this is alkanet, not borage   :blush:


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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 20:27 »
Oh, alright, I'll stick to veg.

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 20:28 »
Oh, alright, I'll stick to veg.

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 20:30 »
I've looked it up, Alkanet is of the Borage family, so I'm not that wrong!

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2012, 21:01 »
I've looked it up, Alkanet is of the Borage family, so I'm not that wrong!

So, nearly right in fact  :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2012, 21:19 »
It's the closest I've got to being right in ages!  :lol:

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2012, 21:23 »
It's the closest I've got to being right in ages!  :lol:

Would you like a nice cool cloth for your brow?  :)

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2012, 23:24 »
Although it's invasive it's pretty and attracts the early bees and insects.......

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Re: plant for i d
« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2012, 08:53 »
We let it grow down one side of our front fence (our side  :lol: ) as the caterpillars of rthe Scarlet Tiger Moth feed on it: we have a large local population now  :D


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