Hi all,
Anyone identify these plants? They are all around the house, and seem to be dotted about in people's gardens all over the street.
Thanks.
Is is red and white valerian?
Valerian. Isn't it lovely? But its prevalence is a warning.
Centranthus ruber. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centranthus_ruber
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Warning of what ?
warning of self seeding perhaps?
I've never found it a problem as the seedlings are easily spotted and removed.
punkdoc says:Warning of what ? See original post
Impending doom! If you live in South Africa.
Heres a working link
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It grows along the top of an ancient monastic wall near us and looks very pretty but if it can grow in presumably lime mortar it can grow anywhere one assumes.
oh, ha ha, just read the link and it mentions it growing in old walls.
Sorry if I scared anyone, I just meant that if you introduce it in your garden it will want to spread like mad and be hard to get rid of.
It's not that hard to control ... Just weed out seedlings which are pretty easy to identify.
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Is is red and white valerian?
Valerian. Isn't it lovely? But its prevalence is a warning.
Centranthus ruber. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centranthus_ruber
Last edited: 17 June 2017 14:45:01
Warning of what ?
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
warning of self seeding perhaps?
I've never found it a problem as the seedlings are easily spotted and removed.
Impending doom! If you live in South Africa.
Heres a working link
Centranthus ruber. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centranthus_ruber
Last edited: 17 June 2017 15:33:16
It grows along the top of an ancient monastic wall near us and looks very pretty but if it can grow in presumably lime mortar it can grow anywhere one assumes.
oh, ha ha, just read the link and it mentions it growing in old walls.
Sorry if I scared anyone, I just meant that if you introduce it in your garden it will want to spread like mad and be hard to get rid of.
It's not that hard to control ... Just weed out seedlings which are pretty easy to identify.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.