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Plant ID please
Hello
I have just been given a large plant by a neighbour. He had no idea what it is and nor do I! He was growing it in full sun in a pot and I'd like to know what it is before I plant it in the garden. I've just spent weeks getting it all dug out and don't want to put anything invasive in there. Many thanks in advance.
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looks like one of the solidagos to me
Me too Hosta.
have to say, I don't like them, but if you do Graham, then that is all that matters.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
They can get a bit carried away and elbow out their neighbours, but if you've the room, give it a go.
Thanks for the speedy replies Hosta and Punk. I think you've nailed it but I can't decide which variety it is. I've got a lot of borders to fill now so I think I'll give it a go. If it's not too thugish, I can always dig it back out again if I dont like it. I haven't seen anyone else growing anything like it around here so it's hard to tell what it's going to look like once the flowers develop fully.
S. canadensis, I think, by the habit and size.
H-C
deadhead regularly or you'll get seedlings everywhere. They drift on the wind like dandelion seeds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for all your replies. I looked up S. Canadensis on the RHS site and it's listed as one of their 'thug plants'. I don't think I'll plant it after all. I've spent far too long digging the past few weeks to have to start all over again in a year or so. I may have to make up a trageic death story for the well meaning neighbour though when they ask how it's getting on!
In my experience most surprise gifts of plants are usually the ones taking over someone else's garden but they can't bring themselves to let go. Or maybe I'm just unpopular with the neighbours
So far I've managed to murder three lots of Japanese anemone, sumach and an evening primrose isn't looking a bit well, all gifts from my neighbour. I hope she doesn't give up on me.
Most of those, I would have thought, were bullet proof!
My daughter gave me some anemone bulbs, they were so lovely until they got squirrelled. I don't know what sumach is but I had evening primrose and they were very variable but lovely. I get given things like day lilies which have taken over the front garden and are now being given to others
snowberry, nuff said, wish I'd known better, variegated ivy OMG! Like I say I'm not sure my 'friends' and neighbours really like me. I'm OK with their abdication of responsibility for plant control though, and with a bit more experience and a book I now practice euthanasia where necessary.
Your neighbour must like you
as you get the good stuff!