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I’ve grown this from a free seed packet what is it!!

*Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
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As the title I put a label on it but it’s faded ! I want to say clarkia? But maybe it’s not, help appreciated as I like it and want to try it again!

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  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Cleome.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • pottiepampottiepam Posts: 203
    My son bought me a pack called  'Grow your own'. the leaves very like another plant that we are not supposed to grow!
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I’ve got 2 trays of Cleome never pricked/ or planted out, must get round to it in prep for this weekends rain. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,630
    *Astrantia* at least you tried to label it :D
    My mum gave me one a couple of years ago and I didn't know they were prickly,  but they are very pretty mine was white with a pinky tinge.

    But they are prickly @Lyn. they can do it themselves.
    pottiepam what was that then go on you can say it.
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    Yes a cleome, very pretty... and spikey on the stems, ouch!
    I haven't grown them for a couple of years but when I did some of my daughters school friends did whisper in hushed tones "Is your mum growing weed?" 😳
  • *Astrantia**Astrantia* Posts: 307
    Ha ha yes that’s it cleome! Definitely nothing else I promise!😲😁
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Rubytoo said:
    But they are prickly @Lyn. they can do it themselves.
    pottiepam what was that then go on you can say it.
    That’s what I hoped for but they never did, they’ve not even got to the prickly stage, hopefully they’ll go on till autumn. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Pauline 7Pauline 7 Posts: 2,246
    Kitty 2 said:

    I haven't grown them for a couple of years but when I did some of my daughters school friends did whisper in hushed tones "Is your mum growing weed?" 😳
    I'm not growing weed but I am growing weeds  😁😉
    West Yorkshire
  • Gardenpixie99Gardenpixie99 Posts: 25
    Those are Cleome.  Mine have already come out. First year with them.  :)
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