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Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
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These little purple flowers appeared in our wild flower patch today - can anyone identify them for us please?

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  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Delphinium consolida, Larkspur


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Thank you nutcutlet - I have never grown this flower before - although I am familiar with the name Larkspur.  Do you know if it is easy to grow - I am keen to collect the seed if I can and does it normally flower in September?  Most of the other plants have finished flowering now.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    It can be slow to germinate, probably triggered by the rain after the dry. I find sowing while it's still cold, early in the season, works well


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ZeroZero1ZeroZero1 Posts: 577
    You can buy the garden variety of larkspur more or less anywhere. its very easy to grow in spring and will produce flowers like a garden delphinium in a variety of colours about 18" tall. 
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Thank you nut & Zero - I will try my luck in the Spring if I can get hold of the seed from these flowers.
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    What an amazing colour.
  • Guernsey Donkey2Guernsey Donkey2 Posts: 6,713
    Vivid I would call it dappledshade - one of my favourite words (sad I know).
  • dappledshadedappledshade Posts: 1,017
    Guernsey Donkey2 said:
    Vivid I would call it dappledshade - one of my favourite words (sad I know).
        :) great word, actually.
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