I think you'e right,Fritillary. the plants are niger, probably dropped or blown in a strong wind from a bird feeder. They will grow up to 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall and have daisy like yellow flowers.
HI sorry I've been away and only just got chance to check this. In answer to Ceres the stems are smooth but some have reddish/brown markings on them (like small lines) but no spines or thorns. They are definitely not teasels as I grow them and these in the picture do not have spines. I will have a look at niger plants to see if that would be a possibility. I pulled one up the other day and they have a very small root system a bit like an annual. There are no flowers yet. If any one else has suggestions I'd be happy to hear them. Thank you all for your help.
Hi Teresa, hope you enjoyed your time away and your garden not too overgrown on you return!
My money is still 100 % on self sown niger. They usually flower a bit later in the season, but seasons seem a bit upside down at the moment! Do keep us up to date with the plants.
Brilliant time away in Edinburgh thank you Norfoldumpling, husband was in charge of the garden, he managed to remember to water the tomatoes and pick a cucumber but that was about it (think the footy got the better of him)
I will keep you updated on the plants and hopefully when they flower we can have a positive ID!
Search for the feeder and you can have the best of both worlds!
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Just read my post the teasel scatters it's seeds about not scatters the birds OOPS
Chrissy is right it's teasel,got them in my garden
The leaf axils are wrong for teasels, teasels form a little cup that holds water around the stem.
My teasels have darker and slightly hairy leaves - perhaps there are different varieties.
I don't think it's a teasel. Ceres asked the question re the spines but it hasn't been answered.
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I was thinking of sow thistles but the leaves are in pairs. What about the plant that grows from niger seed, is that similar?
I think you'e right,Fritillary. the plants are niger, probably dropped or blown in a strong wind from a bird feeder. They will grow up to 2 1/2 to 3 feet tall and have daisy like yellow flowers.
HI sorry I've been away and only just got chance to check this. In answer to Ceres the stems are smooth but some have reddish/brown markings on them (like small lines) but no spines or thorns. They are definitely not teasels as I grow them and these in the picture do not have spines. I will have a look at niger plants to see if that would be a possibility. I pulled one up the other day and they have a very small root system a bit like an annual. There are no flowers yet. If any one else has suggestions I'd be happy to hear them. Thank you all for your help.
Hi Teresa, hope you enjoyed your time away and your garden not too overgrown on you return!
My money is still 100 % on self sown niger. They usually flower a bit later in the season, but seasons seem a bit upside down at the moment! Do keep us up to date with the plants.
Brilliant time away in Edinburgh thank you Norfoldumpling, husband was in charge of the garden, he managed to remember to water the tomatoes and pick a cucumber but that was about it (think the footy got the better of him)
I will keep you updated on the plants and hopefully when they flower we can have a positive ID!
Search for the feeder and you can have the best of both worlds!