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im new to this site and have a plant which iv not seen in anyones garden. i bought an unusual plant 7inchs high at a plant sale. it grew a foot a year to reach 10 foot then threw out its first flower. a single sten with a mass of white flowers much similer to elderlower but x by 10. the main straight stem trunk has spikes on. the leave come off the main stem. its a stem with fern like leaves matching either side. about 7-10 leaves down the stem each side. all the leaves drop for the winter just to leave a stick like trunk in the ground. can anyone help with the name of this unusual plant. it looks quite exotic. i tried to dig up the plant when i moved because i wanted to take with me but found it was too established. i cut through a root when doing this. the plant is fine and a in the spring there was about 20 shot up in my lawn from the broken off root. i was so pleased i dug them all out and now have 20 plants but stiil dont know what they are.

look forward to hearing from anyone that knowsimage   

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  • MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951

    HI Gill, can you post a picture?

  • waterbuttswaterbutts Posts: 1,242

    Hello Gill. 20 plants from one root sounds both impressive and very slightly worrying. A plant that is so ready to reproduce itself may end up as a bit of a thug. Be careful who you give its offspring to or you may lose friends.image

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Only a guess. Try googling Aralia elata



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • iv tried to post a picture but was unable as not done it before can you give me instructions on how to do this? the plant only gave off new plants because i had cut the root in half otherwise it would not off given off any.

  • MrsGardenMrsGarden Posts: 3,951

    Gill, click on the tree icon above where you are writing, follow instructions.  I can do this from pc and ipad but not from my phone, so see what works for you.

  • iv looked up aralia elata, nice try thanks but not my plant the leave are much slimmer and longer. when tree is 10 foot has a span of a meter either side of trunk.

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    has it worked? it wouldnt do anything when i went onto computer. 

    guess not. i can email the picture to someone if im allowed to do this.?

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,099

    It sounds a bit like a hogweed. Any chance it could be that gill?

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • granmagranma Posts: 1,931

    Are the roots bendy , I wondered if it was a "staggs horn" tree/ shrub ? 

     

  • iv tried to change my profile picture to the plant in question. it hasnt happened unless it takes a while to do this? no not hogweed. its about 10 foot and exotic looking. not stag horn tree. the centre trunk grows straight up like a straight stick.

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