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Growing out of the pavement

1634 Racine1634 Racine Posts: 568
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Can anyone identify? 


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  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Valerian
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited June 2021
    Fairygirl said:
    Valerian
    Known nowadays as Centranthus ruber 😊 

    https://www.gardenersworld.com/plants/centranthus-ruber/

    Seeds like thistledown take root in cracks and crevices, especially in the stone walls banks cliffs and house roofs of Devon and Cornwall. 

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Yeh - I was too lazy to put the proper name  :D
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It’ll soon be bedtime @Fairygirl 🛋 ☕️ 

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    It will - a snooze on the settee soon for an hour or two first  ;)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    I’m joining you … feet are up, kettle’s on … knitting on lap 🧶 

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Good - you can make me a cuppa too. Just milk in mine....
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • 1634 Racine1634 Racine Posts: 568
    Thanks guys.  Particularly pretty isn’t it.  Well, the flowers at least. Am I right in thinking valerian has the same effect as cat mint on our feline friends?
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    No idea @1634 Racine. It grows randomly around here. There's a clump in a garden near me which has escaped through the fence and is now in a rough bit of soil beside the pavement. Hardy stuff  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    We like it … even if it does seed around ‘generously’ 😉….  I picked some today 



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





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