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  • Davesnave
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    Definitely a verbascum, and clearly fasciated, but of course it is an open question as to what caused this response.
  • serena
    serena Posts: 2,387 Forumite
    Fasciation (sp?) causes this peculiar deformity, where the stem is thickened and flattened. It is not uncommon on foxgloves and I've also seen it on forsythia and echium. Something disrupts the normal development of the cells; frost damage has been suggested.
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  • ~Chameleon~
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    I had nightmares about this plant last night!!!! :eek: :rotfl:
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  • bina72
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    Sorry for freaking you all out! It didn't chase me BUT it was in a fenced-off area with 'no trepassing' signs everywhere, maybe they had to restrain it?! It did give the impression it moved but only when you weren't looking at it...
    Thanks for all the info, very interesting.
  • tomsolomon
    tomsolomon Posts: 3,613 Forumite
    Does any body know what this little beasty is???

    http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00083.jpg

    We had them from a friend, it had poppey writen on the envelope, not sure if it was labled wrong though......:rolleyes: it looks more like a carrot to me. :D
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  • SEE
    SEE Posts: 722 Forumite
    tomsolomon wrote: »
    Does any body know what this little beasty is???

    http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00083.jpg

    We had them from a friend, it had poppey writen on the envelope, not sure if it was labled wrong though......:rolleyes: it looks more like a carrot to me. :D
    The foliage looks like California Poppy:A
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  • KAAT_LADY
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    it does look a bit like California Poppy are there none growing outside that you could take a picture of
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  • tomsolomon
    tomsolomon Posts: 3,613 Forumite
    Not entirely sure if I want that many poppeys in the garden. I planted them in a row in one of the borders. Are they difficult to controll?
    I will take a pic of the ones still in the ground...
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  • SEE
    SEE Posts: 722 Forumite
    tomsolomon wrote: »
    Not entirely sure if I want that many poppeys in the garden. I planted them in a row in one of the borders. Are they difficult to controll?
    I will take a pic of the ones still in the ground...
    No, not at all, and they are very pretty. Pics here:A http://images.google.co.uk/images?sourceid=navclient&hl=en-GB&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4HPEA_en-GBGB218GB218&q=california+poppy&um=1&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

    I planted some raspberry coloured ones this year
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  • KAAT_LADY
    KAAT_LADY Posts: 4,714 Forumite
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    I love california poppies you cant have too many I dont think, I have red giant poppies and they are gorgeous
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