Plants
I didn't think to prune it as it was a pretty weed and the only plant here when we moved in. It grew to double its size compared to our first summer and looked a bit like a triffid, maybe as a result of my watering mission, and liquid feeding a month ago We get an amount of strong gusts by the canal here and this evening it lay flat- as I tried to stand it up it completely snapped off. It's sat in a bucket of water indoors just now as when I tried to dig a hole the spade met with severe resistance- elsewhere it's not so hard, but I worried about sticking in a spot it doesn't know.. it's about 2.5 foot high and has 11 upright stems all heavy with yellow flowers. I'm guessing, having lost its really thick base and roots I can't just stick it in the ground even if I stake it heavily. It seemed to lay flat., the tuberous main root then the plant kind of grew at an angle out of it, as if bent,.Should I just enjoy it as a huge bouquet indoors?
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Which plant is this?
Have you got a photo?
In the sticks near Peterborough
A wild snapdragon I think- or antirrinum. Sorry to be ignorant but where do I find the attachment feature for a photo?And also apologies I thpught I gave plant title in description.
That's a six litre bucket it is sat in- you'll guess I didn't find the turn button for photo????
Er rather 4-5 litre- I'm thinking of my former bucket
I've heard Linaria vulgaris, aka toadflax called wild antirrhinum. I don't think that's what you've got there.
I should think it's a descendent of antirrhinums previously grown in the garden. Has the top growth all broken off from the root? If so it might be worth seeing if there's regrowth but they are short lived as perennial, some people consider themto be annuals. You may find seedlings appear to take its place if you've allowed it to seed in previous years. I hope it works, it's a fine plant
In the sticks near Peterborough
You can only enjoy it indoors, it wont grow again. You could get some seeds next Spring and grow more if you want. Its not a wild one, so you can grow them just like that one.
They come in assorted colours.
Thanks both. No seedlings I don't think- mind you I weed it so I'll try find picture of seedling so as to keep it in should it emerge! Can I sow seeds directly into clay? I intend to turn garden over I think it's called, whereby you make a hole, take out soil dig anorher then put previously dug soil in second hole. I've bought some clay improving pellets.
You could try taking some softwood cuttings - antirrhinum usually root fairly regularly - then you'll have some more plants for next year https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?PID=307
http://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/projects/propagating/how-to-take-summer-cuttings/323.html
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Oh the cutting is a possibility, Thanks. Feel like a neglectful parent(!)