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Sometimes nature throws up an exceptionally large specimen. It happened to us with a sowing of Astrantia seed. One stood out as larger than the others and we eventually named it 'Hagrid.' However, size isn't everything; 15 years on, we don't have Hagrid where he was interplanted with others. We still have 'Buckland,' that has proved longer-lived and therefore dominant.
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I love mystery gardening
Mallow was the first thing I looked up because we had a lot growing wild around the beach.I can rise and shine - just not at the same time!
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Hollyhock leaves, I don’t think they are hollyhocks
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Castor oil?
I don’t think it’s that either. If you haven’t identified it over the next 2 weeks let me know, we have a communal garden and the boss of the gardening firm who looks after it is brilliant at plant ID
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I think it's mallow- saw some plants yesterday but no flowers yet.Being polite and pleasant doesn't cost anything!
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There’s a hollyhock called ‘Fig-leaved hollyhock’ Alcea ficifolia, I’ve seen it in seed catalogues, never grown it.
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Ooh nice. I promise to return once it blooms. It looks like the flower buds are beginning to form.2
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Sarahspangles said:There’s a hollyhock called ‘Fig-leaved hollyhock’ Alcea ficifolia, I’ve seen it in seed catalogues, never grown it.I have, but it was so long ago, I'd forgotten!
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I wonder if the ‘fresh start’ from cutting back to the ground helps the plant to outrun the rust.Dustyevsky said:Sarahspangles said:There’s a hollyhock called ‘Fig-leaved hollyhock’ Alcea ficifolia, I’ve seen it in seed catalogues, never grown it.I have, but it was so long ago, I'd forgotten!Better info from this company I used before Brexit:They're less prone to rust, but if I remember correctly, that doesn't mean free from it.Fashion on the Ration
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