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By Dioritt

Cheshire, United Kingdom Gb

Another plant identification needed. A friend planted this in Mum's garden for her but removed the label. If anybody can identify it I'd be grateful as I'm really not sure where it should be growing.



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It's jacobs ladder - polemonium. It likes sun or part shade.

12 Jun, 2010

 

looks as if it will be fine there and self seed

12 Jun, 2010

 

That is very pretty. It comes in white and pink too.

12 Jun, 2010

 

I agree, it is Jacob's Ladder and it self seeds so you will find it coming up everywhere! I like it but some people think it is a bit of a bully:)

12 Jun, 2010

 

its a nice dark form and it may well be the variety called 'Purple rain'. it is a good doer as they say.

12 Jun, 2010

 

Thank you. I'll just leave it where it is then :-)

12 Jun, 2010

 

I have this in my garden and the bumble bees love it! Remove the spent blooms and it should keep flowering until August.

13 Jun, 2010

 

Thanks, Peonyrose. I haven't noticed any bees on it but that could be because it's growing near a euphorbia which is always covered in them. I shall remember to remove the spent blooms though :-)

13 Jun, 2010

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