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2 plant IDs please
Bizzybee63
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Morning folks , 2 plants today please .
First one was quite silvery grey in colour before the rain came.
Many thanks.
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The second is Lysimachia ciliata, probably 'Firecracker'
In the sticks near Peterborough
beware firecracker, it is a bit of a thug and can spread very quickly.
The first one looks like a weed.
Is the first one a stachys, lambs ear, don't know which one, there are loads, maybe Lanta
My first thought for the first one was Great willowherb , but as you say it is very silver and looking at the buds I wonder if it could be Anaphalis triplinervis. No guarantee though!
Thanks folks, the first one, I saw yesterday in a garden. It was a huge clump in front of a huge clump of lovely bright pink monarda's , it was a stunning combination.That's what made me buy it .
I think Buttercup may be right with the anaphalis, that one or a relative
In the sticks near Peterborough
Could the first one be an Echium? It grows in the Isles Of Scillies and Cornwall prolifically. Gets very tall. Has blue Pyramid flowers at the top the bees love.
Maybe not, I wonder if it is a weed as well, but look at Chelsea, all the "wild flowers in the champion gardens!"
Or Asters are prone to mildew and do not come out until the autumn. Mine grew as high as my Fennel and Meadowsweet I leave them for the bees and birds to feed off.
Thanks Janet, I'm going with anaphalis..