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  • Dave HedgehogDave Hedgehog Posts: 377
    Dovefromabove says:

     And lamiums have square stems, which the one if the photo appears to have ... but then so does figwort image

    Have battled with Figwort in the past but it had very dark green stems, almost black from a distance, which kind of threw me off the mark. As it matures, it reaches up to 7ft high and branches out with thin stems and begins to look somewhat like a Verbena bonariensis near the top part of the plant but has weird red or green ball-shaped flowers instead.

    Deffo agree on watching this thread. Some pics when it matures would be great!

     

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,146

    Figwort was the first new plant I learned to identify on Nature Walks at primary school image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • It looks like it might flower soon, I'll post some pics when it does 

  • Fif2Fif2 Posts: 69

    I think it looks like a bee balm aka bergamot (Monarda didyma)

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Don't suppose it's a type of Beebalm?  I think Nut would have known if it was that.

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190

    Snap!!?

    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Dave HedgehogDave Hedgehog Posts: 377

    The proof is in the pudding image

    If 8000wildflowers could kindly post pics when the plants flower it would be great!! 

    Last edited: 07 May 2017 19:47:10

  • Certainly will !! 

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    Hi all

    Having waited patiently for these to flower...I think they have.

    See enclosed.

    They look like they're 'about' to flower, and they're not really a flower, but I think this is it.

    Does this help the ID?

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