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Plant ID please

Mortal
Mortal Posts: 261 Forumite
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I've seen some with pink, and some with red, flat clusters of flowers, but I have no idea what it is, do you?
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  • gardenroute
    gardenroute Posts: 232 Forumite
    Looks a lot like a sweet william - google dianthus barbatus for an image. Tends to set seed around a garden but will not be invasive.
  • ds1980
    ds1980 Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    not very good at identification but going to stick my neck out and say definitely not the above........no idea myself though!??!
  • gardenroute
    gardenroute Posts: 232 Forumite
    ouch! just had a look on alamy .com to check. Type in sweet william and click on 4th image from left top row. I can't post links or photos.
  • Money_maker
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    Not Monarda (bergamot) is it?

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  • stumpycat
    stumpycat Posts: 597 Forumite
    I was thinking Bergamot as well... if you crush the leaves, do they have a strong smell?
  • SallyForth_2
    SallyForth_2 Posts: 501 Forumite
    gardenroute wrote: »
    Looks a lot like a sweet william - google dianthus barbatus for an image. Tends to set seed around a garden but will not be invasive.


    After having a google around, I agree, although there are not many pictures of one before it flowers. The OP description of the flowers fits as well.
  • westiea
    westiea Posts: 432 Forumite
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    edited 12 June 2010 at 8:42AM
    gardenroute wrote: »
    ouch! just had a look on alamy .com to check. Type in sweet william and click on 4th image from left top row. I can't post links or photos.


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    Cannot be Monarda - leaves are not veined - certainly looks like Sweet William.
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  • serena
    serena Posts: 2,387 Forumite
    I'd go for Sweet William as well.

    Look at the stems. Are there knobbly joints? LIke you find with pinks and carnations? That would definitely indicate a dianthus family member.
    A monarda won't have those. Monardas also tend to be quite tall, and sweet williams are rarely more than 18" 2ft.
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  • stumpycat
    stumpycat Posts: 597 Forumite
    I like the Sweet Williams, I haven't come across them before, so will add them to my 'plants to get' list!
  • ds1980
    ds1980 Posts: 1,213 Forumite
    ha just seen that told you i wasnt very good, dont look anything like my sweet williams though?!?!?
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