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cross_952cross_952 Posts: 9
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Can anyone tell me what this plant is we never planted it my husband said it was a weed but i said leave it and found a beautiful flower this morning 
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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2020
    Hello @cross_952 and welcome to the forum :)

    I'm afraid I can't remember it's name ... it's driving me bonkers!  It's a member of the solanum family like potatoes, aubergines and nightshades ... I think it's seeds are sometimes in birdseed and lurk in the soil until we have a warm spell and then they just appear ... they are very beautiful ......... and I can't remember it's name ........... Grrrrrr!

    Someone !!! ..........................................😣

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





  • cross_952cross_952 Posts: 9
    Ooooh must of been a bird as our soul is like clay we live on old mining ground....Will it sprout potatoes then 😆 
  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    How about shoo-fly @Dovefromabove ?
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Whatever it grows are likely to be toxic ... but then so are the fruits that grow on potato plants ... we had some appear in the veg patch amongst the sweetcorn a few years ago ... they looked lovely ... we left them until the flowers were over then pulled them up.

    Someone else will come along soon and remind me what they are ... 💁‍♀️

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





  • cross_952cross_952 Posts: 9
    Yes it looks just like the shoo fly 
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    herbaceous said:
    How about shoo-fly @Dovefromabove ?
    THAT'S THE CHAPPY
    Devon.
  • cross_952cross_952 Posts: 9
    Not a weed then?
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    herbaceous said:
    How about shoo-fly @Dovefromabove ?
    Hurrah!  Yes that's the one @herbaceous :D  Thank you 🙏

    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=538

    Why could I not remember that?   More coffee needed ☕☕☕

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





  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,318
    I really only recognise weird and weeds cross_952 completely rubbish at garden flowers so I guess that's up to you  :)

    Not sure what that says about my garden mmmm
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    cross_952 said:
    Not a weed then?
    You can tell you OH that it's not a 'wild' type of weed ... it's more of a 'plant in the wrong place' ..... whether that also qualifies it to be described as a weed I'll leave for you to fight it out  ;)

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





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