What's this plant called please?

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spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

What's this plant called please?

Asked on 17 Jul, 2008

I've forgotten what this plant is called. It grows to over 6' tall and has orangy-bronze plumes of flowers at this time of year. Please could someone help me with its name? Thanks.

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Owdboggy
Owdboggy

17 Jul, 2008

 

Macleaya cordata probably. Now called M. x kewensis.

spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

17 Jul, 2008

 

That's it! Thanks Owdboggy - I'm obviously getting old... I just COULDN'T think of it! It was driving me mad. :-(

caz13
Caz13

17 Jul, 2008

 

Yes, aka plume poppy.

Owdboggy
Owdboggy

17 Jul, 2008

 

I knows the feeling well. I can usually remember the name of a plant until someone says "What is that?"

Wyeboy
Wyeboy

18 Jul, 2008

 

Very invasive ,it is too and difficult to eradicate but it is very nice as a backdrop in a large border and I think flower arrangers like it.

Owdboggy
Owdboggy

18 Jul, 2008

 

So invasive that we have failed utterly to establish it anywhere we have tried to plant it.

spritzhenry
Spritzhenry

18 Jul, 2008

 

OOOH! I've bought two of them for the back of my wide border. I hope they don't run everywhere I don't want them and just behave themselves and grow where I want them to... :-(

caz13
Caz13

18 Jul, 2008

 

Weird, owdboggy, that they haven't established! Mine spread by seed & root...I cut off the flowers before the seeds drop. Despite that, they have spread over 2 years by about 1m each way - I pulled up smallish stems to re-pot & sell at the school summer fair, got about 8 pots-worth. Cut off the flowerheads this year to put in a vase - looked great for a few days but spread seeds all over the room! Don't think it can be that hard to eradicate, because you can identify the new seedlings/plantlets v easily & pull them out

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