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By Neellan

denbighshire, Wales

Does anyone recognise this wild flower?




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Are you sure that is a wildflower? Just because it is in the wild does not mean it is one. It may be a garden escapee. A closer up pic if you can would help.

11 Jul, 2010

 

The silver leaf there looks like Cineraria Neellan...and the lilac flowers resemble a Verbena....yep a close-up would be better.....

11 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks for your response the area was planted with seeds from a box of wild flower mixture the others i know but i don't recognise this one I'll try get another pic Jonathan

Janey it is not either cineraria or verbena it is about 1' tall

11 Jul, 2010

 

This is a closer look at the flower the original picture is in my gallery

14 Jul, 2010

 

The shape of the flower stalk on the left suggests a type of Comfrey Neellan...not sure which type though......

14 Jul, 2010

 

Thanks Janey I'll keep checking,
the stalk is hairy and the flower is made up of lots of flowerets going paler to the centre the leaves are a bit like cineraria but green not silvery

14 Jul, 2010

 

This looks like Phacelia tanacetifolia (scorpion weed) which is often sold as a green manure but its so pretty its worth growing in any garden.

16 Jul, 2010

 

Thank you Pixie Lady it has also been identified by Hywel on my photo gallery who also has one in his garden Columbine had identified his so your identification on here is great thank you again

16 Jul, 2010

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