This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.
What is this plant?
Sorry no pics.
The plant is small, maybe 10-15cm high. It has leaves maybe about 5cm long that look a bit like hosta leaves and they are quite a dark green with white spots. The plant has small flowers, very similar to a forget-me-not. I think it is a perennial as it had formed quite a large clump with extensive roots when I dug it up. This is from the garden of the house we moved in to last May. This was hidden under one of the large shrubs we removed so I imagine it is pretty forgiving as it has certainly not been cared for. I like it so I have split it and put bits in my other flower beds but I suspect you are all going to come back and tell me it is hugely invasive and that was a bad idea!
0
Posts
Pulmonaria? only a bit invasive ans easy to remove.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Anything like this?
One of the many varieties of pulmonaria - loves damp shade. Great nectar source for early bees.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Snap again Nut
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Must be right Dove
It doesn't look to good in summer if it gets hot and dry Sprig, so find a shady place for them
In the sticks near Peterborough
Just like that! Thanks. Our garden is sunny and sandy. I have put bits all over the place but will make sure a big chunk goes in a shady spot so it has best chance of survival. How long can I expect it to flower for?
It will flower just for the spring - then you cut it right back and it will throw up lots of lovely healthy looking new leaves for the summer. You may find that the flowers change colour from blue to pink
It will need plenty of water on a sandy soil.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks dove. Hopefully it will be OK, even though our soil is sandy to look at it used to be the kitchen garden of a big house and must have had quite a bit of good stuff added to it as it seems to hold water OK and things grow pretty well.