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Identify plant seen on Gardeners' World episode 17

lisa.burgerslisa.burgers Posts: 4
edited August 2021 in Plants
In gardeners' world episode 17, around 28 minutes in, a short clip can be seen of a plant in Monty's garden. Anybody know what plant this is?
I included an image of the plant, it has little drooping buds/bells. Personally I think it looks adorable, so I'd like to try it in my garden as well but I can't find out which plant it is.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!


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  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    edited August 2021
    Might be flower buds of some sort, such as martagon lilies

    https://www.uksouthwest.net/wildflowers/liliaceae/lilium-martagon3.html

    https://www.lindabrazill.com/each_little_world/2019/06/martagon-season.html
    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • AthelasAthelas Posts: 946
    @SlipperyElm, I was wondering about the timing. Episode 17 aired 20th July so yes, it could have been filmed some time earlier
    Cambridgeshire, UK
  • lisa.burgerslisa.burgers Posts: 4
    Oh that looks like that's it! Thanks everyone, seeing it flower so beautifully made me even more determined to try growing it myself.
  • lisa.burgerslisa.burgers Posts: 4
    Actually, scratch the previous message. I have two cats and apparently all parts, even the pollen, are fatal to cats :( I guess I will just have to appreciate them in someone else's garden.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Frankly - you'd have no plants at all if you went by these statements. 
    The truth is - very few cats touch them - or lilies of any kind. 
    I had cats in the past - and I grew all sorts of lilies every year  :)
    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
    I have had cats for decade and grow lillies but I do grow them in pots so the chances of them brushing past the flowers are reduced.  It also means I can move them into a prominent position for their flowering period and then tuck them away again till next time.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    It's the pollen which is a particular problem for cats.  Most cats don't chew plants (other than grass) in the garden, but if they get lily pollen on their fur they'll lick it off.  It can cause irreversible liver damage, so be careful where you site your lilies.
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • lisa.burgerslisa.burgers Posts: 4
    edited August 2021
    I myself also have day-lilies and monkshood among other things in my garden which are also toxic and that seems to go fine, so I agree that toxic plants does not automatically equal dead cats/pets. But I rather be save than sorry in this case, as it is mostly the pollen I am concerned about, which are more exposed in this particular plant, and my cats roam through the garden a lot.

    Pots are a good idea though! One of my cats is a notorious pot-sitter, if I fits I sits kind of cat, but I have two high narrow pots that she has left alone for now which I can use.
    I'll give it a try next year and see if I can get them to grow in pots.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited August 2021
    My understanding is that the  danger to cats from lily pollen comes about from vases of lilies on tables etc … some cats decide that they’re allowed to be on tables too … then they brush against the flowers getting pollen on their fur … this can then be licked off by the cat during grooming … this is why it’s a good idea to snip off the pollen-bearing stamens before bringing lilies indoors. It also prevents pollen damage to soft furnishings. 

    Cars cannot brush against the flowers of tall lilies growing in the ground and I would not worry about them. I’ve certainly kept cats and grown lilies in my garden with no ill effects to either.  

    If course, it’s also possible to snip off the stamens of lilies growing in the garden, and as long as you catch them in something and bin them safely, that should remove even the slightest risk of harm. 

    Cats and gardens have coexisted for eons … I suspect that on balance the cats get the better end of the deal 😉 



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





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