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Thankyou Andrewr - this must be the one!!

How lovely! I've never even heard of it! Was it a present from the birds Shirl...or did you just forget you bought it....like I would have probably done were it not for this site!

A present from the birds Karensusan! They provide quite a few of my plants these days.
If I find something growing in the garden that looks promising, I just let it grow on until I can decide whether it is worth nurturing!!
I've had a few in that way!
Sometimes I pot them up or sometimes let them stay where they are - - depending!!!

Lucky you Shirl....Its lovely....:>)

I used to enjoy popping the pods of this plant when I was much younger. They go off with quite a bang! My freebies this year, were a giant puff ball( now on the compost heap) & a plant which turned out to be Lovage & will soon be dug up. I've not seen any growing around here at all but it might have come courtesy of wood pigeons which often waddle about down there.

Very unusual Shirl , lovely surprise !