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What's this flower
Compostjohn
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The plant is "growing" in a tub and is either sick or very tasty for something. I would love to find out what it is so I can look after it properly. I think it could be quite lovely.
Thanks in anticipation
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It's a tradescantia (aka spiderwort) named after John Tradescant, the great 17th century plant collector and botanist.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks very much. Got to say, 68 and new to gardening and enjoying every breathless minute!
Great isn't it. Keeps you fit except when it hurts your back
In the sticks near Peterborough
It's addictive isn't it? Welcome to the forum
Don't hesitate to post any questions or join in with the chat on Hello Forkers - some of it's about gardening, sometimes it's about other things, often it's about cake - gardeners like cake 
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
As long as it's coffee and walnut.
Yum!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Have you ever seen a gang of hungry geologists descend on my picnic table. They might be knackered from a day tramping over beach boulders or quarry faces but cake doesn't stand a chance. Any sort of cake disappears fast and that includes my Christmas cake. I was browsing dried fruit shelves today as I like to start early. It's the alcohol added at frequent intervals between September and December which makes it so popular
I'm not a geologist but your picnic table sounds tempting!