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Plant id please. Anyone know the name of this plant? I'm sure I should know it, and think I had some at my old garden:-0




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Oooh! That's pretty, Ba...I hope you get its name soon. :-))))

17 Sep, 2010

 

Well you're a big help Spritz lol:-) It's a little more greeny than in pic but it is rather dainty. I will take another pic when the other flowers open, if they look good that is:-)

17 Sep, 2010

 

It looks like Polemonium, (Jacob's Ladder) to me.

17 Sep, 2010

 

I can see why you say Polemonium, Kassi, but I think that the flowers are too tubular and, do you get other than blues?

17 Sep, 2010

 

It is Polygonium pauciflorum. See it in the national collection of polygoniums. at this site http://www.polemonium.co.uk/pole.html.

17 Sep, 2010

 

I had this in my last garden, and it seeded like crazy! yes, there are Polemoniums other than blue ones. Have a look at this link:
http://www.robsplants.com/plants/PolemPauci.php

17 Sep, 2010

 

By George she's got it...well I think so. My plant seems much more lax in habit and is only short, but apart from that..oh and it's coming into flower now:-)

17 Sep, 2010

 

Scotsgran, I tried your link, but it said oops link broken lol:-(

17 Sep, 2010

 

Try this link it does work http://www.polemonium.co.uk/ They are looking for one named P. brandegeei. This is described on robs plants as a shorter version of P.pauciflorum.

17 Sep, 2010

 

I've emailed the Scotsgran just in case, sent a few pics of it feeling a liitle silly, but you never know:-))

18 Sep, 2010

 

Just looked in on this one too. It is Polemonium pauciflorum. I used to have this in another garden. It even produced the odd seedling around it too.

18 Sep, 2010

 

I still think it's pretty, Ba. :-))) If it does produce babies, please may I put my name on your list???? LOL.

18 Sep, 2010

 

Are you sure it's not brandegeei Fractal?? Of course you may Spritz:-)

18 Sep, 2010

 

Thanks, Ba. :-)))

18 Sep, 2010

 

No, flowers of brandegei are more flared and stems are covered in glandular hairs too. Had to look that one up! ;-)

18 Sep, 2010

 

Bang goes my £20 reward:-(

18 Sep, 2010

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