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Seedhead ID please

LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
Hi all,

Another plant inherited from my dad but again he had no idea what it is. The seedheads are looking ready to collect so I thought I'd better find out what it is!

Thanks all!


I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 

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  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    It might be a sisyrhinchium, were the flowers yellow? 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Looks like a sisyrinchium to me too. 

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





  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    @bullfinch & @Dovefromabove that's the one, pale yellow flowers.

    Sisyrinchium can be annuals or rhizomatous perennials forming a clump of narrowly sword-shaped leaves with erect stems carrying solitary or clustered, star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in spring or summer

    Got that from the RHS website. So do I treat is as an annual or as a perrenial?  Should I be collecting seeds and sowing or....or??? :s:s
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It’ll selfseed all by
    itself. Doesn’t need any encouragement 😂 just look out for babies next year and move them to where you want them. 😊 

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





  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Haha, no wonder my dad was getting rid of them! They are currently in pots on the patio so not sure they'll have anywhere to set! Should I plant them somewhere? I've got 4 of them.
    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    You could ... they'll do fine in most sunny spots as long as they're not boggy 

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





  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    edited August 2020
    I've got some of these L2L, seedlings appeared for the first time this year (or at least I noticed them for the first time). I potted some up in June and they are decent size plants now. You can divide them too. They are great plants, definitely 'keepers', look great dotted amongst stuff at the front of the border or in gravel beds. 



    (This isn't my own garden, it's a scheme I did for work).
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • bullfinchbullfinch Posts: 692
    Mine was a bit that my mum gave me from her garden, it's not that big yet, so I haven't tried to propagate it, (I managed to kill the last one she gave me 😕) but fingers crossed I will keep this one alive!
  • LatimerLatimer Posts: 1,068
    Thanks everyone!


    I’ve no idea what I’m doing. 
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