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Mystery plant - I doubt this is the Nicotiana I planted

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  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    They do, but this isn't! It's not often that Dove is beaten!
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I agree. 😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    I would say those are Jerusalem artichokes, too.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • debs64debs64 Posts: 5,184
    Looks a lot like the Jerusalem artichokes we have growing at the allotment. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    So perhaps I’ve not been beaten this time after all? 🤣 

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





  • garden geekgarden geek Posts: 138
    it might be an Helianthus,lemon queen is a fast grower,and you get loads of leaves for ages but would think it have some buds showing by now if it gets plenty of sun.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    garden geek said:
    it might be an Helianthus,lemon queen is a fast grower,and you get loads of leaves for ages but would think it have some buds showing by now if it gets plenty of sun.
    I know they’re the same family as Jerusalem artichokes but do they grow the tubers?  I can’t remember ever digging one up ...

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





  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,385
    JA's rarely flower in the UK - only happened twice in the last 30 years or so for mine, so that fits too.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • AlxNicAlxNic Posts: 259
    Thank you to all who gave their help.

    The consensus seems to be Jerusalem artichokes  - but then Garden Geek came up with a surprise .

    Helianthus Lemon queen sounds so familiar and I may well have bought one having seen it on a TV programme. Of course, I won't remember where I put it  -but at the back makes sense. 

    This plant has had a stay of execution - research tells me Helianthus can grow 2.5m and needs a long hot summer to flower well. I will wait to see if it flowers
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Oh! I feel quite pleased with myself, now! I hope it is the helianthus!
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