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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: chile_paul on October 01, 2015, 18:04

Title: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: chile_paul on October 01, 2015, 18:04

Hi all,

I've just moved into a new house and really could do with some help identifying some of the plants that the previous owners have left behind. My previous gardens have focussed almost 100% on fruit and veg therefore I have almost zero knowledge of the non-edible forms of gardening......!

Any help you can give would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: mumofstig on October 01, 2015, 18:17

I think........

#2 is Euphorbia
#3 is Persicaria

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 01, 2015, 18:30

1 is Leycesteria formosa and I agree with MoS on 2 and 3   :)

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: chile_paul on October 01, 2015, 18:48

Thank you both

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: oldgrunge on October 01, 2015, 19:36

No. 4 is Astilbe

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: Flowertot on October 02, 2015, 21:29

I agree with 2,3 and 4 and am delighted to learn about 1  :D

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 03, 2015, 11:04

Quote from: Flowertot on October 02, 2015, 21:29

delighted to learn about 1  :D

There is a golden leaved version as well Flowertot.  Well worth looking out for, as its very ornamental  :)

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: chile_paul on October 16, 2015, 18:39

Thanks for all of your plant ID help so far - I've now uncovered a few others, one of which at least I think is a weed  :tongue2:

Once again your help identifying these would be much appreciated.

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 17, 2015, 08:50

1 is an oriental poppy and 3 is an aster.  4 is familiar, but can't think of its name at the moment.  I'll repost if inspiratation strikes later on  :)

2 looks like a weed to me as well.

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: Norfolkgrey on October 17, 2015, 09:10

in 2 you have hairy bittercress and in 4 you have willow bay herb. both weeds but I think the plants in the pics are genuine plants just don't know what they are sorry  :(

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 17, 2015, 09:37

Lightbulb moment  :)  4 is agastache.

Norfolkgrey is right about the weeds.  Sorry, I was ignoring those and looking at what I saw as the main plant in the pictures.  2 might be a garden plant, but again, my brain refuses to supply me with a name at the moment ::)

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: snowdrops on October 17, 2015, 09:53

Isn't 2 a violet, classed by many as a weed :ohmy:

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 17, 2015, 10:12

Quote from: snowdrops on October 17, 2015, 09:53

Isn't 2 a violet, classed by many as a weed :ohmy:

My first thought was violet, but then the leaves seemed wrong somehow  :unsure:  I've got the wild ones in my garden and they do self seed around, but they don't have the long trailing stems of the plant in the picture  :unsure:

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: mumofstig on October 17, 2015, 11:17

Is #2 an Ajuga?

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: New shoot on October 17, 2015, 14:23

Quote from: mumofstig on October 17, 2015, 11:17

Is #2 an Ajuga?

I don't think the leaves are right for that either.  Ajuga doesn't have that heart shape to the leaves.

Having looked at the picture again, I'm leaning towards Viola labradorica, but I have yet to convince myself  :wacko:  :lol:

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: Comfreypatch on October 17, 2015, 22:01

2 is dog violet. It seeds like mad!

4 possibly eupatorium common name Jo Pye weed

Title: Re: Plant ID Help Needed
Post by: Bri54 on August 06, 2016, 18:45

2 is viola .