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A couple of IDs please.

a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
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These are both about to flower, but I didn’t plant either of them. 




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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Bottom one is the dreaded pink campion, not sure about the first, could tell by seeing the bud. Look a bit like Japanese Anemone but too early I think. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    The top photo might be the Tellima Grandiflora, Fringe Cups.
  • a1154a1154 Posts: 1,108
    Yes, they both make sense looking at pics on the internet, I think you are both right.  Well they can stay, I think. 
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    Borderline said:
    The top photo might be the Tellima Grandiflora, Fringe Cups.

    Thanks for this, I now know what the 'tall wild heuchera' really is which I inherited in this garden.  Always wondered why I could never find it when searching for heucheras!
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Tellimia and Heuchera are related closely enough to be crossed - Heucherella is the result.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    JennyJ said:
    Tellimia and Heuchera are related closely enough to be crossed - Heucherella is the result.

    I thought heucherellas were heuchera/tiarella crosses?
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Bob the Gardener is correct.....
    Quote wiki.....

    "× Heucherella     is an evergreen perennial flowering plant in the family Saxifragaceae. A hybrid of garden origin, it is the result of a cross between two distinct genera, Heuchera and Tiarella, and shows similarities to both parents."
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    Oops, you're right of course :o.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • The_herpetologistThe_herpetologist Posts: 481
    edited May 2020
    Japanese anemone and red campion (which, despite the naysayers, is a lovely wildflower that I actively encourage to grow in my garden....

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