[poultrygeist]

Yes, it's that time again. I've looked in the books and online but can't one that quite matches.

It's a beautiful red, 5 petals, leaves in pairs alternating and the petals are cranesbill like. But the leaves say it isn't !





As usual, the winner gets a prize of some free, organic, fresh air.

Thank you for looking.

Rob  

[DD.]

Dunno.

But there's speedwell, cleavers (sticky willie), nettles..........

[poultrygeist]

OH was battling her way through to the back when she called me over. We've found 2 lost tribes and an Aztec temple so far.

What looks like speedwell is Green Alkanet. It has the most amazing blue flowers and grows like a weed. Mainly because it is.
The flowers are/were used as decoration in drinks and desserts apparently. We have enough to keep the Savoy supplied until 2030 at least. I've got a wider shot of that bed...



Showing the Sisyrinchium Striatum in the foreground. Yellow flowers on long stems with Iris-like leaves.
A few teazels going mad and the hawthorn and Elder hedge behind.
Every weed known to man grows in this garden.
And I thoguht I'd kept the sticky willie out of shot.

Rob  

[poultrygeist]

From further painstaking research, it appears it could be Red Campion but I'll have to check in the morning.

Rob  

[DD.]

Don't think it's red campion, as despite it's name, it tends to be pink. But what do I know about flowers?

[compostqueen]

is it Lychnis?  Arkwrightii 'Vesuvius"

I think I recognise it as I've grown it from seed

[Trillium]

It's a lychnis called Maltese Cross. I grow them in my garden. Easy care and aren't rampant.

[poultrygeist]

Thank you all.
It is a beautiful red and really stands out amongst the debris.

have to get it all thinned out properly.

Rob  

[compostqueen]

yeah mine needs thinning out, it gets a bit floppy too when blown about -


talking lychnis here by the way  

[weeeed]

Trillium on the naughty chair with you! Not rampant! How rampant is rampant? If you don't chop those huge seed heads off you could end up with it everywhere! I did  :oops:  :oops: