2. might be a comfrey I think, absolutely nightmare to get rid of in my garden. Much beloved by bees
3. Looks like a cornflower but could be wrong
I think the numbers are above the images! I agree with you and @AnniD that 2 ("3") is Centaurea (aka Cornflower, Knapweed). I think 1 ("2") is Green Alkanet as @LG_ said.
2. might be a comfrey I think, absolutely nightmare to get rid of in my garden. Much beloved by bees
3. Looks like a cornflower but could be wrong
I think the numbers are above the images! I agree with you and @AnniD that 2 ("3") is Centaurea (aka Cornflower, Knapweed). I think 1 ("2") is Green Alkanet as @LG_ said.
Ah and adding to the confusion, I hadn’t seen the other replies, only the first one. Yep meant 1 and 2 then, be relieved if it’s not comfrey then! I managed to spread it everywhere by putting it in the compost heap!
be relieved if it’s not comfrey then! I managed to spread it everywhere by putting it in the compost heap!
It's a pain isn't it. I never did quite manage to eradicate it from our previous garden (over 20 years!) but fortunately it's not my problem any more I only hope we haven't brought any in the numerous pots we brought with us - it certainly gets about. I too used to compost the leaves but stopped after figuring that I was bound to be getting seeds in there as well.
@Jellyfire and @DampGardenMan, apologies for the confusion re: the numbers and the answers (blame the lack of coffee!). My (revised) answers are 1. Don't know 2. Centaurea 3. some kind of phlox? 4. Comfrey 5. & 6. Poppies 7. Forget me not 8. Don't know
I'm 100% sure that it's comfrey & not pulmonaria, the white markings on the leaves are a clue. Also I've spent some time pulling it out in my garden - I try and leave some for the bees this early in the year, but it spreads like mad.
The plant with pink and blue flowers and white spotted leaves IS Pulmonaria, Anni.
It was named because the white spots made it seem to resemble lungs, according to the Doctrine of Signatures which used plants to treat ailments of the corresponding body parts. It does spread both by normal expansion and also self seeds if you don't cut back or dead head after flowering.
It is NOT comfrey, which usually has plain leaves, though there is a variegated variety I think, which are deeply crinkled. It has very deep strong roots and grows from root cuttings so is hard to remove. You can get pink, white or blue flowered variants but all the flowers start with a lovely curl like a fern crozier. The leaves on the first pic resemble comfrey, but the flowers differ.
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2. Centaurea
3. Possibly some kind of phlox
4. Pulmonaria (Comfrey)
5 & 6. Poppy
7. Forget me not
3. Looks like a cornflower but could be wrong
1. Don't know
2. Centaurea
3. some kind of phlox?
4. Comfrey
5. & 6. Poppies
7. Forget me not
8. Don't know
I'm 100% sure that it's comfrey & not pulmonaria, the white markings on the leaves are a clue. Also I've spent some time pulling it out in my garden - I try and leave some for the bees this early in the year, but it spreads like mad.
1. Alkanet
2. Cornflower (Centaurea montana)
3. Need a better pic but i reckon spanish bluebells
4. Pulmonaria
5. Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale)
6. Oriental poppy (Papaver orientale)
7. Forget-me-not
8. Cow parsley? (Anthriscus sylvestris)
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It was named because the white spots made it seem to resemble lungs, according to the Doctrine of Signatures which used plants to treat ailments of the corresponding body parts. It does spread both by normal expansion and also self seeds if you don't cut back or dead head after flowering.
It is NOT comfrey, which usually has plain leaves, though there is a variegated variety I think, which are deeply crinkled. It has very deep strong roots and grows from root cuttings so is hard to remove. You can get pink, white or blue flowered variants but all the flowers start with a lovely curl like a fern crozier. The leaves on the first pic resemble comfrey, but the flowers differ.