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Is this a euphorbia?

WiltshireWildWiltshireWild Posts: 64
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I collected some seeds last year from what I thought was a euphorbia. But I have never been able to find anything that remotely resembles it. This picture is only a seedling, but I can say it was around 1.2m tall with a spire like habit with purple flowers along its spire length. Can anyone suggest what it is??


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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    edited June 2023
    I think it's Linaria purpurea. Pretty.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    edited June 2023
    Looks like a baby Amygdaloides Purpurea to me. 

    Did it look like this? 



  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree with @Busy-Lizzie - Linaria,  common name toadflax  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • WiltshireWildWiltshireWild Posts: 64
    Here is another grainy photo of the mother plant (died in the winter). I does look like a Linaria. Maybe Purpurea 


  • TheGreenManTheGreenMan Posts: 1,957
    I’ll get one right someday 😂
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