Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Another ID please

christine 007christine 007 Posts: 257
in Plants

Can anyone tell me what this is?

image

 Also how do i go about watering it as its under slabs?

image

 

Posts

  • Bizzybee63Bizzybee63 Posts: 73

    A clematis , but which one I I'm not sure. Someone will come on soon and be more helpful.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    One of the nightshades, I always forget which is which.  The one known as Woody Nightshade I think



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • arneilarneil Posts: 313

    Not a clematis , I have it but it is a weed and I can't remember the name , poisonous too , related to the potato . ?Solanium or something ?

  • christine 007christine 007 Posts: 257

    Thank you, i cant water it, should i leave it or get rid of it?

    Thanks guys xx

  • Bizzybee63Bizzybee63 Posts: 73

    Hmmm... Initially I did think it was nightshade as I had it on here for ID but yours is in flower  whereas mine is only getting taller .

  • christine 007christine 007 Posts: 257

    Ahh i have no idea how big this gets as ive not long moved here, finding things popping up here and there.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    Go out and squeeze it and see if you get a very pungent, musty sort of smell. I think that's Solanum ducamara, Bittersweet, woody nightshade.

    Note the resemblence of the flowers to spuds, same family.



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • christine 007christine 007 Posts: 257
    nutcutlet wrote (see)

    Go out and squeeze it and see if you get a very pungent, musty sort of smell. I think that's Solanum ducamara, Bittersweet, woody nightshade.

    Note the resemblence of the flowers to spuds, same family.

    A very faint musty smell xx

Sign In or Register to comment.