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Yviestevie
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As some of you will know I have been banging on about the fact that my Agastache Blue Boa do not seem to be making an appearance for what seems like forever.
Below are three photos taken where I planted the three plants in the Autumn. Are any of them Blue Boa and if not what are they as I haven't got a clue.
I have a vague suspicion that this might be jap anemone making another unwanted appearance.
the little plant nestled amongst the Tulips
The blue spears that look as if they have bugs on them, they haven't.
Hope someone can help.
Hi from Kingswinford in the West Midlands
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blue spears look like mare's tail...hope I'm wrong.
Dunno about the top pic...and the potential "jap anemone" looks like a plant in my new garden...no idea what it is tho'...
Hope you get more experienced gardeners to reply soon...
Don't think it's Marestail, never had any and the soil isn't acidic. So fingers crossed.
The purple stems look like asparagus, not so sure about the top though.
The little thing near the tulips could be an agastache seedling but unlikely to be last year's plant. It might not look like the one you started off with.
I think your fears are right re the first.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Agastache is a very aromatic plant, try smelling the leaves. The scent varies with the different types, some are spicy, some like aniseed and some fruity. The purple things might be them - I might have said Lathraea if not for the green tops!
Right have ventured outside again.
The top one just smells of leaves and I think it is the dreaded Jap Anem coming through again.
The middle one is very aromatic, it smells pepperminty mixed in with something else but its not mint.
No leaves on the bottom one to smell so I will have to wait for that. Its not asparagus, never grown any in my life and I've been here 5 years.
Hi Folks, success on the Agastache front, I believe that photo 2 is Agastache and I have a second one sprouting with the same strong minty aniseed smell. 2 out of 3 aint bad so they say.
An update on this. Had a variety of suggestions as to what the third picture above (little blue spears) might be. It was growing exactly where I planted an Agastache that didn't show. I am now wondering if I was sent the wrong plant. I have no idea what it is but I have taken a photo showing what it looks like now. It's slow growing so I doubt it is a weed.
The plant is about 6 inches tall. Any ideas?
I agree 2nd. photo is Agastache.
1st. looks like J. Anenome.
Latest photo looks like one of the Campanulas, maybe Pritchards variety.
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