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Hi its my first post on the forum, ive just started to get interested in gardening and planting.i made a schoolboy error and didnt label my plant i have grew from seed and i dont know what this one plant is.i will try and put an image on as soon as i can.
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No problem Reynolds, we'll try to help.
SStill trying to get used to the forum ? ive got the photo here http://i63.tinypic.com/2i6kqox.jpg
It may be a foxglove, but there are several similar looking weeds.
If you touch the underside of a leaf, if it feels soft it could be a foxglove, if it feels rough it could be alkanet.
But I'm really not sure..
Billericay - Essex
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No worries
that one is a foxglove, are there any others?
If I had to put money on it I'd say foxglove looking as if it'll flower this year - as Pete says there are several which look similar, but soft and downy usually means foxglove.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks alot
i will make sure i label my seeds from now on. 
does anyone know of any seeds i can start trying to grow now? Im a complete beginner but i managed to grow carrots onions lettuce last year.
I can remember planting foxglove ☺ many thanks ill have to keep my cats away from them then when they flower.
Last edited: 17 March 2017 10:50:16
Foxgloves self seed all over my garden and in in 30+ years none of my cats (currently 5) has ever shown the slightest interest
My experience has been the same as Buttercups - I've had many pets and farm animals - none have ever been the slightest bit interested in, nor harmed by the many foxgloves I've grown in my gardens nor the wild ones growing on our hedgebanks and in our woodland.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Many thanks for your reply