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• punkdoc Posts: 15,039

  June 2021

  Could be a Salvia of some sort.

  How can you lie there and think of England
  When you don't even know who's in the team
  
  S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border

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• JennyJ Posts: 10,576

  June 2021

  punkdoc said:

  Could be a Salvia of some sort.

  Looks like it, but the leaves are more toothed than any of the ones that I grow. Hopefully someone will recognise it.
  

  Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  

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• harmony Posts: 403

  June 2021

  I thought it was nettle at first with the look of the leaves but they don't sting..

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• BobTheGardener Posts: 11,385

  June 2021

  Have a look at Salvia microphylla x greggii 'Dancing Dolls'
  
  

  A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  June 2021 edited June 2021

  Scutellaria altissima...Somerset skullcap.
  Flowers in pairs/nettle leaves. etc.
  1st link wait for it to load fully.
  
  https://www.google.com/search?q=Scutellaria+altissima.&rlz=1C1CHBF_enGB785GB785&sxsrf=ALeKk039NOopMyG-P4XY86jLbk96xxh3Ag:1623955784744&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjVsrjdqp_xAhWT3YUKHVBKC-IQ_AUoAXoECAEQAw&biw=1278&bih=561#imgrc=2jQkydYiSCJh_M
  
  https://mooreandmooreplants.co.uk/products/scutellaria-altissima
  
  https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Scutellaria_altissima_06.JPG
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• harmony Posts: 403

  June 2021

  Yes your right Silver Surfer thank you
  Its obviously self seeded from somewhere, I really like it..

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  June 2021

  My pleasure. Yes I liked it too.
  That was hard to id...something I have never seen before.
  Interesting ...I love a challenge.
  Enjoy.

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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• harmony Posts: 403

  June 2021

  Yes really appreciate your knowledge 
  Should i just leave it alone to hopefully self seed, its at the back of my packed border and a bit hidden..

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• Silver surfer Posts: 4,719

  June 2021

  I would..I really like it.
  Seeds for sale in UK.
  Farmyard nurseries are selling it at £5.99.per plant.
  
  https://www.farmyardnurseries.co.uk/shop/Scutellaria-altissima-M14295
  

  Perthshire. SCOTLAND .

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