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What is this plant

julies25julies25 Posts: 1
in Problem solving
Can anyone please tell me what plant this is?
I had a bag of wildflower seeds and this came up
The pods seem to explode!

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  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    Someone else posted a similar photo ans it was a euphorbia lathyris
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hi @julies25 and welcome :)

    It's Euphorbia lathyris ... aka Caper spurge ... it's seeds were probably lurking in the soil.

    It has a milky sap which can burn your skin, especially in bright sunlight, so if you pull it up wear long sleeves and gloves ... and don't get it anywhere near your eyes.

    I think it's quite a handsome plant in the right place, but do beware. 

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





  • Joy*Joy* Posts: 571
    edited July 2019
    Mmm. Any plant with exploding seeds can be a menace. Himalayan balsam spreads this way. It started off as  a prized garden plant and now to some people is as bad as Japanese knotweed. I would be very vigilant so that it doesn't spread too much. Where the flowers pretty? 
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