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Author Topic: Why don't we label garden plants???  (Read 1136 times)

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Why don't we label garden plants???
« on: April 27, 2020, 01:37:41 PM »
Any idea what this is? It looks like rosaceae but.....!
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« Last Edit: April 27, 2020, 02:40:20 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #1 on: April 27, 2020, 05:00:29 PM »
Fragaria?

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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #2 on: April 27, 2020, 05:59:35 PM »
I fancy the flowers are slightly the wrong shape for Fragaria ..  and we have never seen any fruit!
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #3 on: April 27, 2020, 07:06:02 PM »
A geum? They are quite variable from seed; http://east-of-eden-nursery.co.uk/geums/
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #4 on: April 27, 2020, 07:07:03 PM »
Wild strawberries are often dioecious.  I had one local species- Fragaria chiloensis which spread, but never fruited.  I'm not sure which sex I had, but you need both to get strawberries.
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2020, 07:38:24 PM »
Finally discovered - it is Potentilla montana. Nice plant in the garden.
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #6 on: May 15, 2020, 08:37:25 PM »
Finally discovered - it is Potentilla montana.
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Oh.....!  Never  thought  of  that! Well done!
« Last Edit: May 17, 2020, 03:24:51 PM by Maggi Young »
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #7 on: May 17, 2020, 12:19:36 PM »
You certainly know how to make a chap feel good Maggi :P
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #8 on: May 17, 2020, 03:25:46 PM »
I've been feeling guilty because I seldom pay  any  attention to any  potentillas! Shame  on me!
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Re: Why don't we label garden plants???
« Reply #9 on: May 17, 2020, 06:01:15 PM »
I am sure your reputation remains entirely untarnished Maggi. :D
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