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What is this plant please?

yorkieorchid
yorkieorchid Posts: 446 Forumite
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edited 27 October 2014 at 10:50PM in Gardening
Can anyone id this plant please? thanks. IMG_20141027_125500_zpsf90c4f4c.jpg

I think it could be a salad type plant as its grown in a pot in my greenhouse, i thought it was Rocket and actually tasted it and it does taste peppery, but it doesnt look like Rocket....

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  • REEN
    REEN Posts: 547 Forumite
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    It looks like hairy bittercress but bigger than the ones in my garden.
  • It does look like hairy bittercress but its really big and the leaves are thickish and fleshy. Its about 14 inch diameter.
  • Davesnave
    Davesnave Posts: 34,741 Forumite
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    It looks like Land Cress, sometimes called American Land Cress, but they can't be blamed for everything.

    I grow it as a watercress substitute and it's certainly peppery, but inclined to bolt if you forget to water. Yours is large, so you probably haven't forgotten.
  • Ahhh land cress! Thank you!
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