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Plant identification

PottyforpotsPottyforpots Posts: 26
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Hi,

Can anyone please advise what thus plant is? I bought it 2 years ago at rhs tatton but have since lost the label!

Thanks


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  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    It has the look of a penstemon to me

    Billericay - Essex

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    I think so too. Can't tell which one without flowers, though.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • PottyforpotsPottyforpots Posts: 26
    No flowers in 2 years, unfortunately!
  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    If you haven't fed it, some liquid tomato feed may help. They do like the sun too, if you have sunny spot in the garden it may do better there.
    I have lots of different varieties and they've not flowered well this 'summer' :(

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I'd agree it looks like a penstemon, but if it's been in that pot all that time with no food, it's unlikely to flower well.  :)
    Anything in a pot needs the soil medium refreshed every year. Soil based medium too, not just compost   :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • PottyforpotsPottyforpots Posts: 26
    Thanks for the advice. Could you let me know how I go about refreshing potted plants? 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Just carefully scrape the top inch or so [more if you can]  of soil from the pot and add fresh compost. Early spring is a good time to do it, before the plants get going properly. You can add a little slow release food at the same time.  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    You should also check the bottom of the pots for signs of roots poking out as that means it needs a bigger pot.  If you can, remove the whole root ball from the pot and see if they are going round and round as that also indicates it is pot bound and needs a bigger, deeper pot or planting out in the ground.
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  • PottyforpotsPottyforpots Posts: 26
    Thanks, that's a big help 🙂
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