Phlox paniculata flowers (in a normal season) roughly from mid July onwards till the end of September/October. Could be starting to flower two or three weeks later as this season certainly has not been normal at all.
It isn't Purple Loosestrife nor is it an Eplilobioum, it looks like its in the Aster family as Nutcutlet suggests. The buds of the flowers give that away but which one I don't know.
Yes but Achillea ptarmica The Pearl has different leaves and it also has little clusters of creamy buds at the top of the stems. Take a look at the Crocus site and see what you think.
I get what you mean Fairlea, but it still doesn't look quite right to me, the achillea looks more wiry and the mystery plant looks a bit more lush, but of course that may be growing conditions - we'll have to wait and see when it flowers
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Definitely not Phlox. or Achillea ptarmica, I've got loads of them and it's not that. It isn't a phlox because the leaves are alternate and the flower bud is not that of a Cruciferae. I'd put money on it being an Asteracae but not Achlilea. It could actually be an Aster but looks more like a Centaurea but not one I know its too sappy. Oh forgot there were two, I'm talking about the first one but the second one is neither of the above, though without flowers it isn't easy to know where to start since so many plants have very simliar leaves as someone mentioned, cf, purple loosetrife and square stemmed willow herb, Epilobium tetragonum.
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Second one lookes like Phlox paniculata.
Must be something that flowers fairly late in the season, can't see buds yet. Haven't got phlox, when do they flower?
In the sticks near Peterborough
Phlox paniculata flowers (in a normal season) roughly from mid July onwards till the end of September/October. Could be starting to flower two or three weeks later as this season certainly has not been normal at all.
Won't be long then. Keep us updated on both
In the sticks near Peterborough
It isn't Purple Loosestrife nor is it an Eplilobioum, it looks like its in the Aster family as Nutcutlet suggests. The buds of the flowers give that away but which one I don't know.
How about Achillea The Pearl for the first one? Although mine doesn't reach 3 ft.
Leaves don't look like any Achillea I know
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yes but Achillea ptarmica The Pearl has different leaves and it also has little clusters of creamy buds at the top of the stems. Take a look at the Crocus site and see what you think.
I get what you mean Fairlea, but it still doesn't look quite right to me, the achillea looks more wiry and the mystery plant looks a bit more lush, but of course that may be growing conditions - we'll have to wait and see when it flowers
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Definitely not Phlox. or Achillea ptarmica, I've got loads of them and it's not that. It isn't a phlox because the leaves are alternate and the flower bud is not that of a Cruciferae. I'd put money on it being an Asteracae but not Achlilea. It could actually be an Aster but looks more like a Centaurea but not one I know its too sappy. Oh forgot there were two, I'm talking about the first one but the second one is neither of the above, though without flowers it isn't easy to know where to start since so many plants have very simliar leaves as someone mentioned, cf, purple loosetrife and square stemmed willow herb, Epilobium tetragonum.