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Plant ID

pilchomatic50pilchomatic50 Posts: 6
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Can anyone tell me what these are. Planted years ago and they come back every year and I would like to get some more. Blasted right now with NE Scottish winds. They're about 4 feet.

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  • Sue BestwickSue Bestwick Posts: 32
    One of the campanulas maybe there are loads to choose from
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    They look like Campanula Lactiflora. You could always divide them up by digging up the roots or cut away an edge of the roots. They can be re-planted immediately somewhere else or potted up.
  • pilchomatic50pilchomatic50 Posts: 6
    Thanks for that, was going to buy but dividing them seems more sensible. When would I divide them up, just now or wait until they stop flowering?
  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    I would wait until they stop flowering, cut down the foliage/stems by at least half or more and start as soon as it's a little cooler and soil moist. So anytime in the next 4-6 weeks. If you do that, you will have good size plants to grow from next spring.
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    Mine seed themselves like mad everywhere and then come up in different shades of blue :)
  • pilchomatic50pilchomatic50 Posts: 6
    I thought about getting seeds off them and then see if I could spread them but haven't been able to see anything that resembles seeds on them; my eyesight may not be good enough or the seeds are really little.
  • pilchomatic50pilchomatic50 Posts: 6
    here are the pictures.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    The latest pictures are hardy Geraniums, not sure which variety. The best way to propagate, is to divide them.
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