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DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

A friend has this growing in her garden - does anyone recognise it?  

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 Is it a Knapweed?


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  • 4thPanda4thPanda Posts: 4,145

    I think so. The leaves look like the one Nut gave me, and the heads look the same but without tthe petals image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    Brilliant!  Thanks Panda image


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  • 4thPanda4thPanda Posts: 4,145

    I'm getting good at this image image

  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,621

    I've got one of those, but I haven't got any flowers yet image

  • gardengirl6gardengirl6 Posts: 223

    My first thought was globe thistle or echinops!

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,441

    Yours are rather ahead of mine Dove



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  • star gaze lilystar gaze lily Posts: 17,621

    Aah yes thats what mine are called gardengirl6, enchinops image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    Not mine Nut - a friend with a walled garden in Bedfordshire - a bit warmer over there I suspect 


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  • louise392louise392 Posts: 4

    I dont think that this is an echinops as I have lots of these in my garden and they dont look like this.

    I dont know what it is though Im afrad image

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,128

    Thanks Louise image

    We've agreed - it's Greater Knapweed image


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





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