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What is this Plant?

Sheila AllderSheila Allder Posts: 56
in Plants
I have this plant growing but it should have been Monrada. Supplier has now apologised for incorrect Labelling on the plant and will refund me. Unfortunately the person dealing with my query was unable to identify what it is.

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  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Looks like a pink oenethera.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2023
    Looks like Greater Willowherb to me. Epilobium hirsutum. 


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





  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    If it's a willowherb then don't keep it, it will seed everywhere. Hard to tell from a photo on my phone. Send them a photo and ask for a replacement Monarda.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Ease it out gently, right at the top, right of centre, looks like a Monarda leaf, might be worth keeping along with the new plant


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    Monarda leaves are very scented. If you find any scented leaves then they belong to the Monarda.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It looks to me as if a willowherb has seeded into the pot. Trace the part with the flowers right down to the base and if it's not the only stem at soil level, pull it out if you can, or cut it off. Gently rub the foliage of whatever's left and sniff - as the others said, monarda foliage has a distinctive strong medicinal sort of smell (to me anyway, smell is quite subjective).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
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