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Candytuft or weed

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  • cairnsiecairnsie Posts: 388

    http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/Cairnsie13/20150615_152712_zps4x2qdzqt.jpg

     

    http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j309/Cairnsie13/20150615_152707_zpswnzagbnt.jpg

     

    They are starting to flower now any clues as to what they are. Flowers do look similar to candytuft and have a weak sweet fragrance.

     

     

  • Victoria SpongeVictoria Sponge Posts: 3,502

    Could it be wild candytuft?

    Wearside, England.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    The flowers do look like candytuft don't they. I think it must be.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • cairnsiecairnsie Posts: 388

    They do and they smell like candytuft flowers. Weird. At least I didn't pull them even if they are not candytuft I think they will look decent when in flower. 

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    There are quite a lot of species of iberis (candytuft) and I wonder if yours is not the usual one seen in packets of white, pink and purple candytuft.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Fishy65Fishy65 Posts: 2,276

    The developing flowers look identical to my candytuft, though the leaves on mine are only slightly serrated, much less than yours image

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    I shall have a rummage round the www and see if I can find another species that looks right



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,697

    Looks like iberis amara. And I said it wasn't candytuft..............................what a fool.

  • cairnsiecairnsie Posts: 388

    I have grown candytufy last year and even I did not think it was candytuft. Im happy though  as least I don't have pull them a plant something else. Thanks for the help it does look like iberis amara 

  • GreencabGreencab Posts: 18

    Looks like my Astrantia!!

     

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