Plant ID Thread (Merged)

tomsolomon

Ok here's the photo of the poppeys in the ground, I think they may need thinning a little....

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00084.jpg

These growing nearby are I'm hopeing foxgloves...

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00085.jpg

Although they dont seem to have taken too well..

I have these seed heads aswell not sure what they are..

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00087.jpg

And just a quickie....
Can I split this now? Or will it harm it if I do?

http://i291.photobucket.com/albums/ll307/TrevorLloyd_uk/DSC00086.jpg

Is it also possible to train something like this to spread in a certain direction?

susieb

I think the seed heads are from grape hyathuis


(sp?)

Zazen999

Poppy! no chance. It's a carrot. Break open the orange bit at the bottom and smell the carroty goodness.

Don't know about the other 2; the potential foxglove or the seed head. But wait until the last one has finished flowering before splitting it. They don't like it when they are flowering.

JWF

The foxglove is not a foxglove, which has broader hairy leaves is a sort of rosette. The seed head looks like a grape hyacinth.

KAAT_LADY

Have we found out what it is yet. I'm sure I had one of these last year I got from a friend :T and it turned into a poppy, but it sort of laid down and flopped when it strted to grow :rotfl: then flowered it looked really nice , maybe it wasnt a poppy but it was quite nice anyway:j

tomsolomon

Still nothing yet although I did pull another up today and the roots were turning a suspicious shade of orange :cool:

Suzy_M

The seedhead is a bluebell.

Zazen999

tomsolomon wrote: »

Still nothing yet although I did pull another up today and the roots were turning a suspicious shade of orange :cool:

That's because it is a carrot. Not a poppy. Poppies have wider leaves, and start life as a little cross shaped seedling. Carrots have two long seed leaves, and lots of feathery foliage. Like the carrot in your picture.

Did I mention that it is a carrot?

If still unsure; carrot seeds are tiny, and quite elongated although still tiny. Poppy seeds are slightly larger and round. Have you still got the packet?

~Chameleon~

I would say it's a carrot too

KAAT_LADY

tomsolomon wrote: »

Still nothing yet although I did pull another up today and the roots were turning a suspicious shade of orange :cool:

dont pull them up they will turn oput to be very nice

here are my poppies:j
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/KAAT_LADY/flowers/Image037.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/KAAT_LADY/flowers/Image036.jpg
and here are my peonies:j

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/KAAT_LADY/flowers/Image034.jpg
http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm128/KAAT_LADY/flowers/Image033.jpg