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What is this plant?

Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
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Hello everyone!
Can anyone kindly shed light as to what this random plant is (i am assuming, wild flower)??
Its a single long stem with many heads shooting off... and they have green bulbs which I am assuming are flowers waiting to bloom! 
Thanks in advance!
Lisa

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Euphorbia lathyris … a frequent pop-up in gardens as it selfseed a freely and catapults it’s seeds some distance. 

    Can look amazing in the right place, but beware of the white sap which can burn the skin, especially in sunny weather. 


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





  • Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
    Thank you! That's really helpful! Which months do the flowers bloom?
    Thank you.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    May to June.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    You photo shows the seed pods. 

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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The flowers aren't big, noticeable  flowers though, because they're just the tiny little bits inside the bracts that these plants produce   :)

    http://www.wildflowerweb.co.uk/plant/467/caper-spurge
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • bédébédé Posts: 3,095
    Dovefromabove said:
    Euphorbia lathyris …

    Can look amazing in the right place, but beware of the white sap which can burn the skin, especially in sunny weather. 

    Supposed to repel moles - but not in my experience.

    My normal caveat about white latex-like sap.  Whilst it might burn some people in some weather, far worse is that like latex glue, it becomes impossble to remove from any clothing.
     location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand.
    "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
  • Lisarc26Lisarc26 Posts: 33
    Thanks everyone! I usually root them out long before they grow this tall... as I always assumed they were a weed of some sort! Good to know what they actually are...
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