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You can't leave it at that - I thought you knew what all these flowers were called!
;)
Certainly an unusual flower stem - thought I was looking at ropes at first glance.
I do. Waiting for Susanne as she is very good with plants as is the one & only Janice.
Got it! you nearly had me stumped this time you little tinker ;)
I knew I knew it but had a mind block.
It's a species of Vipers Bugloss.:D
Edit; Echium vulgare or Blueweed. :)
Very spiky! those hairs are sharp. Comes in different colours, mostly blues and purply pinks.
There's loads of growing at a disused lot near me.
It's got medicinal properties, can't remember what though, I'd need to get my books out or do a google.
Good shot of it Sawman.:thumbs:
Well confession time. Its growing in a field near me as a deep rooted plant to break up the "pan". The farmers call it Phacelia. But my wife isnt so sure. Me I know nothing!
Shucks! you got me there Mr S, although I can be forgiven for not getting the species name right, it does belong to the Borage family like the Vipers Bugloss, and some varieties of Vipers Bugloss look very like the Phacelia.:thumbs:
Well thats an interesting one!
I like the whorls (?)
Ive never seen the likes of that one before!
It's nice and I can't help thinking the patterns of one of the stems would make a cracking B&W, might be worth a try?
It's nice and I can't help thinking the patterns of one of the stems would make a cracking B&W, might be worth a try?
Well if you want to please feel free and have a go.
Well if you want to please feel free and have a go.
Soon as I find one I'll try it ;)
Soon as I find one I'll try it ;)
One! Where I got that there was about 20 acres of them.
Shucks! you got me there Mr S, although I can be forgiven for not getting the species name right, it does belong to the Borage family like the Vipers Bugloss, and some varieties of Vipers Bugloss look very like the Phacelia.:thumbs:
My wife has just shown me the plant you mention in her book. Spot on Susanne. You know your stuff.:clap:
One! Where I got that there was about 20 acres of them.
:lol: Have to say it's a new one to me, and I used to own a nursery :embarrassed:
:lol: Have to say it's a new one to me, and I used to own a nursery :embarrassed:
Well the farmers down this way started to grow in a couple of years ago. Aparently it gives good honey if you have a bee! Think this plant originally came from Canada according to the farmer I was talking to yesterday
My wife has just shown me the plant you mention in her book. Spot on Susanne. You know your stuff.:clap:
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f8/littleblue71/smilies/thblushing.gif Thank you kind Sir, I do love all growing things, I have stacks of books on wild and cultivated plants. If I see something and I don't know what it is I have to find out.
I grow a lot of plants for home and medicinal use too.
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f8/littleblue71/smilies/thblushing.gif Thank you kind Sir, I do love all growing things, I have stacks of books on wild and cultivated plants. If I see something and I don't know what it is I have to find out.
I grow a lot of plants for home and medicinal use too.
Well have you anything for a bad leg!!!:lol:
What did you do to it?
40 years among timber & I fell off the back of a lorry:lol:
Just fair wear & tear. Back ,shoulders & leg all give me jip but I could be worse.
A nice mix of juniper, pine, lavender and thyme oils would be beneficial, to rub in though not drink! :gag:
A nice mix of juniper, pine, lavender and thyme oils would be beneficial, to rub in though not drink! :gag:
Thanks Susanne I might just have a go at that. I get accupuncture fairly often & that helps for a short time too. A side effect of that "brew" would be that it would also keep the midges at bay.:lol:
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