Plant 18 Submitted by:

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This could be Greek?? growing nicely from seed

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From Karen, UK
I think your plant is Celosia cristata. Its unusual appearance is where the flower gets its common name of cockscomb celosia

From Lynda, Leics
Looks very much like a single stem I purchased in a bunch of fresh flowers; although it was only a third in size. Sorry, I cannot throw any light on where it originates from but the bunch was referred to as 'exotic' and came with other unusual stems which, when the fleshy petalled flowers had died, stayed true and are still part of a dried flower arrnagement. Seeds did fall from the stem like yours, which I kept, so its nice to know you raised this from seed. Maybe a florist could shed some light on its origins.

From Brian
Thank you Karen & Lynda, we've cracked it!

Plant 17 Submitted by:

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I bought a plant at a continental market in Liverpool a couple of weeks ago.I think it could be a heather or hebe.About 1ft. high it has dark green foliage and is covered with small candle-like pink flowers.They look like tiny birthday candles about 1'' high.

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Plant 16 Submitted by:

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I have this plant in my garden, I do not seem to recall any plant in this location last year.

It is a fast growing plant nearly two metres in height, it has large broad leaves with sharp needles. The leaves have a spongy feel, it has a thick stem with a spongy feel and is probably a succulent. some leaves are about a metre in length and there appears to be flowers about to come out at the top of the plant and between the leaves and stems.

Any assistance will be appreciated

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From Diane, Wirral
I think it is definately a Globe Artichoke, they can be mistaken for a thistle, but the size and the colour indicate artichoke. We used to have one but mum took it out, it grew huge! I love them they look fantastic, but late after flowering it dies down and can look a bit untidy.

From Martin, UK
Plant 16 looks like a Scottish Thistle, if it is it will grow to between 6 and 8 feet tall this year, with large thistle like flowers. It is quite a splendid, decorative plant, but be careful of the spines along the edges of the leaves. It is a biennial so it will die at the end of the year, however, if it is allowed to seed you will have seedlings for many years.

From Melanie, UK
Teasle - I have the same. Dry the conelike flowers for dry flower arranging.

From Julian, Torbay
Looks like a Globe Artichoke; if it has large round purple flowers that turn into a round veg, then it definitely is.

From Steve - Prestwood,Bucks..
From the photo,this looks like what I know as 'Sea Thistle'.If it is,this is grown as an ornamental thistle about 6ft tall and bears a 'flower (?)' similar to that of the Teasle,which is a lovely blue in colour.At the end of summer it seeds profusely and so spreads like wildfire.

From Irene, UK
It looks to me like a cardun (pronounced cardoon) which can be used as a vegetable (stalks I believe) or an ornamental plant. Later in the summer it will produce large thistle heads beloved of bees. It is a perennial and comes back following years getting larger and larger. Quite spectacular.

From Jennie, UK
Cynara cardunculus or cardoon

From Rachel, UK
It's a (giant) hogweed, and although pretty, it is actually an offence to grow it in the wild. Don't let it seed.

From Ann, UK
Looks like a sow thistle to me!!

From Elaine, UK
I think it is a 'weed' deposited by the birds!!!!!!!!!!!!! I had one in my garden last year, it grew very quickly and I'm sure it flowered, but the flower was quite ugly and insignificant - (well I thought it was anyway)

From Julie, UK
To me this looks like a Cardoon. Cynara cardunculus. The base of the plant grows to about 3 ft, with a large thistle like flowerhead at about 6 ft. It is also known as an ornamental globe artichoke. PS we've got 9 growing in our garden!

From Chris, UK
I think that the plant could be a mullein, this is popular with birds when it seeds and is easily spread around so appears where you may never have had one before even if theire is not one in the vicinity. It should end up with a yellow flower spike if it is mullein.

Thanks to everybody for the input, it is a giant thistle and I do appreciate your advice and help

Kind regards

Dennis

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My friend found your site on the internet whilst looking for any clues that might lead to the identification of this leafy plant that is growing in the garden of my newly purchased Devon home. It has no flowers and is baffling all of us, so would you please be kind enough to email back with the answer, it looks a lot like something that is included in bouquets nowadays but was not in the past. It comes up looking like red bracted asparagus. Thanking you in advance for any help that you can give me.

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From Jennie, UK
Japanese Knotweed

From Sophia, UK
If it is Japanese Knotweed start digging it out now! It has no known predators, weedkillers feed it, diesel, concrete are no barriers to this plant. Dig it out and burn it!!!