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Wildflower ID?
Charlie 224
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Hi, can anyone help me identify this wildflower, i saw it around two months ago in scotland and it was very common. Thanks!
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Rosebay willowherb
admired by some (OK, me) as a great plant and food for the larvae of the Elephant Hawkmoth.
Despised as a weed by the neat and tidy brigade
In the sticks near Peterborough
I mistook it for something else. Better check my garden again!
Last edited: 17 September 2016 17:34:04
It is rosebay willowherb. Very pretty but liable to self seed everywhere.
If you look at the individual flowerheads up close, they are absolutely exquisite. You can even buy a white version from Crocus!
the white, and the light pink, are sometimes said to be non-invasive. Don't believe it
In the sticks near Peterborough
This is very hardy - apparently it grew in nooks and crannies in bomb sites after WW2 and earned the name "fireweed" as a result.
I think it is spectacular along the roadside when in full bloom - a real splash of colour. But it is prolific, so I wouldn't want it in a garden setting!
I'm with Nut on this
Hello Fishy
In the sticks near Peterborough
Hi Nut
Brilliant. Thanks everyone. I do quite like them even if they are seen as a weed!