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Post by Jasmine on Jun 3, 2008 19:04:57 GMT
Thanks to FA's brilliant instructions...and patience...I can finally post photos!  I've always wondered what this is. I bought it for 50p at a plant sale at my boys' school 5 years ago to cover a scruffy pile of breeze blocks. It has spread a lot as everywhere it touches the ground it roots. I am probably going to find out I've been nuturing a weed for 5 years. It is covered in the little blue flowers in April/May time and has chocolatey/green leaves.  Jxx |
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Post by Ruthie on Jun 3, 2008 19:21:53 GMT
If those are the flowers it may be Speedwell, although, having only seen it in the wild i'm not really familiar with the leaves. It's only a weed if it's growing in a place where you don't want it! Speedwell is a lovely wild flower and, if you've got room and you like it, then its not a weed!!!
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Post by Weeterrier on Jun 3, 2008 20:00:57 GMT
I can't see it very clearly, because I need specs, but I'm wondering if it might be Veronica prostrata. Which is much the same as Ruthie's suggestion, but a garden plant.  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 3, 2008 20:02:30 GMT
It's not your eyes WeeT - the photo is a bit blurry! I have just googled Veronica Prostrata and it looks/sounds just like my plant! Thank you for that - I like to know what all my plants are! |
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Post by Ruthie on Jun 3, 2008 20:36:17 GMT
Well done Wee. You're right of course. Is Speedwell a Veronica? Think it must be.
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Post by Chuckles on Jun 3, 2008 20:53:56 GMT
Those types of Veronicas are such good doers in the garden and really quite tough. I've got Heavenly Blue and it's a lovely flower with the benefit of being evergreen too  |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 3, 2008 21:07:26 GMT
While I was googling it I read several times that it was 'quite invasive'!! It does need keeping in check but it has done the job I bought it for! Thanks again for the ID! |
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Post by Weeterrier on Jun 4, 2008 8:19:03 GMT
Glad I could help Jasmine, and yes, Ruthie, Veronicas are Speedwells ;D
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2008 16:37:27 GMT
Thanks to FA's brilliant instructions...and patience...I can finally post photos! I'd just like to point out that it was actually Jasmine that did all the hard work. All I did was write some basic instructions for her to follow, which she has obviously done brilliantly ! Oh, and I don't know what the plant is but Wee T is pretty good at that ID stuff so I'll agree with her ;D FA x |
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Post by Jasmine on Jun 4, 2008 19:18:55 GMT
Thanks FA - I knew you knew more about plant ID'ing than just daffodils!! Jxx PS If anyone one else wants to know how to 'do' photos - FA is your man!! |
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Post by JennyWrenn on Jun 5, 2008 21:33:39 GMT
I think we have all been newbies where photos are concerned - it was Juliet from the BeeB Board that helped me thru it ;D when I was on the Beeb board of course so I came to this one as a Prefect I have so many little blue flowers everywhere and lost labels  but this looks to me like speedwell  |
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