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ID please?

andycubandycub Posts: 3
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Can anyone ID this plant for me please, it appeared in the garden late last autumn and has grown well and wasn't affected by the winter conditions. Not entirely sure where it came from and whether its a keeper or one to remove?

Thanks in advance

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Last edited: 24 March 2017 13:19:44

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  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,088

    Looks like common spurge to me - a native form of euphorbia and a weed.  Be careful of getting the sap on your skin as exposure to sunlight can then lead to a nasty rash.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • andycubandycub Posts: 3

    Thanks very much for the quick response. I guess I'll be wearing gloves when digging this out then!

    thanks

    Andy

  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340

    When I first saw the pic I thought Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' (Honeywort) - it looks very similar.
    I've not much experience with spurges, so it could be one of them.

    Have a google and see what you think

    eg - https://www.sarahraven.com/flowers/seeds/annuals/cerinthe_major_purpurascens.htm


    Billericay - Essex

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  • Chrissy the gardenerChrissy the gardener Posts: 1,072

    I thought cerinthe as well, the common euphorbia is more erect than what is showing in the picture.

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445

    It's a cerinthe, a splendid one.

    Manner of growth all wrong for any euphorbia



    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • andycubandycub Posts: 3

    Thanks for the comments all, yes I also think its a Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'.

    I took a closer look and found a few purple buds starting to come through which I think clinches it!

    Wont be digging it up after all image

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    Thanks

    Andy

  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,088

    There is a floppy, creeping form of spurge common in teh UK but yes, those purple flower buds make it cerinthe.    Much loved by flower arrangers for some reason.

    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • Villaverde123Villaverde123 Posts: 196

    My guess is Cerinthe  - I have loads in my garden.  Seeds itself like mad. 

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