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Identifiation of plant please.

pamquarton2pamquarton2 Posts: 2
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Can anyone in Gardeners World or on the Forum pse help me identify he plant in the attached photo.  It is a self set  but is it common, rare , a UK native and is it perennial or annual.  I hv no idea. It does not produce a flower as such but the lovely pods, the trio of pods only produce ONE seed and it is protected by a cotton wool type substance.  It is approx. 5 ft tall and a single stem plant  resembling an umberella !  All growth at the top!
Thanks in advance.  Pam

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Euphorbia lathyris. The flowers are not very noticeable. It's biennial, not native, seeds about a lot


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2018
    It’s a Euphorbia ... probably Euphorbia lathyris. Well known for popping up as self sown plants. 

    The flowers are are small but they have attractive green bracts. The white latex-like sap can cause sensitivity to sunlight if you get it on your skin. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • pamquarton2pamquarton2 Posts: 2
    Wonderful.  Thank you NutCutlet and Dovefrom above.  So happy to finally hv a name to the plant.  Cheers, both and thanks again.
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