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Elizabeth
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Could anybody help me identify this plant that has grown on the edge of one of beds on my allotment plot.
It is about 18 inches tall. I let it grow up to see whether it may be easier to identify. 
I cannot seem to find anything similar online, I have asked a few folk on the allotment but they have no idea, have even took a photo to Nottcutts, no luck there either.
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Its a Caper Spurge. Euphorbia lathyris.
Last edited: 07 May 2017 20:10:32
Euphorbia lathyris .. it self seeds all over the place ... I quite like it but do be careful not to get it's white sap onto your skin as it can burn badly in sunlight.
It's reputed to deter moles ...
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
The pic has changed. It now looks like Red Valerian
I didn't notice any change in the picture MowTastic. Definitely Euphorbia lathyris.
Thank you so much my friends, I looked it up and it is Euphorbia lathyris. Caper Spurge or Mole Plant. Interesting plant. It is sold as a garden plant or moaned about as a weed. hahaha. Thanks again. I may keep it and just remove the flowers once they are done to stop self seeding, which I read some people do.
Hmmm - which Notcutts Elizabeth? If it's the Norwich one I shall tease them rotten ... they're just up the road from here ...........
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
hahaha, No sorry, you will have to put your tease on hold. Ipswich one, although to be fair the photo was on hubbies phone and it probably wasn't too clear.
Ah a fellow East Anglian
I'm a Suffolk girl transplanted into Norfolk. My daughter Wonky Womble is a gardener near Ipswich.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.