ID please... I'm hoping...
geum keenbutgreen
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Remember I'm very new and don't know my rear end from my elbow 
I have a mass of these coming up - to my novice eye they look like delphiniums, but the leaves aren't quite the same as the ones I've seen in the nursery. I would LOVE it if they were as I have loads of them!
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Aconitum I think with those hooded flowers. That's why it's called monks hood
In the sticks near Peterborough
Ah, bum
I knew it would be too good to be true! Thanks nutcutlet - yet it does look like those.
Same family as Delphinium, so easy mistake to make.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
Much nicer than delphiniums IMHO and not susceptible to slug damage. Enjoy.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
thanks! Well, I've got a truckload of them so might as well enjoy them!
They're lovely, enjoy them.
In the sticks near Peterborough
They are lovely, but if you are handling them eg moving or trimming, then it's probably better to wear gloves as the leaves are poisonous and some people are sensitive. You can get different varieties that flower earlier or later to extend the season, and other shades of blue.
Lantana, it's an east facing wall, and I also have some coming up in a sunnier open bed (albeit with some dappled shade from a larch).
yep think so - I saw that link yesterday aym! Won't be rolling around in it anytime soon
What a scaremongering title though - I saw another article from the same paper where they say that it's incredibly rare to be seriously harmed by skin contact and they couldn't actually prove that was the reason he died. Telegraph gone Daily Mail
Never proved except by the press. They love a good scare story. Who said 'Never let the truth spoil a good story'?
In the sticks near Peterborough