Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat

Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: karenm on November 04, 2011, 14:26

Title: Plant ID please
Post by: karenm on November 04, 2011, 14:26

Hello everyone,

We have this strange plant growing on an uncultivated bit of our allotment and wonder if anyone can tell us what it is please.

Thanks in advance

Karen

Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Kleftiwallah on November 04, 2011, 14:27

Thorn Apple - EXTREMELY POISONOUS.  Take care.   Gurgle it to read more.   
  Cheers,     Tony.

Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: arugula on November 04, 2011, 14:33

Here is the RHS advice: Datura stramonium (thorn apple) (http://apps.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/Profile.aspx?pid=536)

Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: karenm on November 04, 2011, 14:43

Thank you so much for the quick replies.

I have googled it and passed the info onto our chairman, we will dig it up this weekend.

Our trustee has been tilling the land around it treating it like a long lost pet, but we have small children on site so it has to go.

Thank you once again, your knowledge is so valuable to us new gardeners.

Karen

Title: Re: Plant ID please
Post by: Kleftiwallah on November 04, 2011, 16:41

10 out of 10     ::)     for following it up and not just leaving it to 'someone else'  :wub:  Cheers,     Tony.