is this my delpinium?

just popped out to look at mine and I think it may well be, but then I have 4 growing and all the leaves look different in different stages of growth

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Are you sure it's not a stinging nettle, Not meaning to be rude, just having a laugh!!

saying that it does look a bit hairy but that could be my eyes

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i also think it is a stinging nettle. give it a gentle touch and let us know:o)
seriously it does look nettle. delphimium isnt as 'toothed' around the edge.

not my eyes then... wonder if any of mine are actually stinging nettles then... back in a mo

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definately a nettle mate, pull it out.

im gonna go feel it now,unfortunatley if it is a nettle i aint got any doc leaves about,ill let you know now whether it is or not

well i went out and felt it and it didnt sting me, rubbed it in all directions but still no sting so shall i just leave it and see or is it more worthwhile pulling it out?

There is another form of nettle known commonly as deadnettle - looks like nettle, no stings. Maybe it's that. Better wait and see what it does

ill do that, guess theres nothing to lose, cheers

I've just been out and checked my Delf' leaves and I'd say that yours definitely isn't. They're 5 lobed as well as toothed and more matt than shiny like yours.

Mind you, I'm glad I did go out, 'cause I've just caught and killed a froghopper that was on my Arabian Night Dahlia, next to the Delf'. :o)

frog hopper, whats one of these??? asking because ive also got an arabian night dahlia, i think cactus dahlia yeah? soon as you say what it looks like ill be out with my head lamp,really would reccomend a headlamp to anyone who might get home late and have things to do in the garden

It's a little green bug, hun and you'll find it inside a pile of white froth called cuckoo spit, lol.
They'll suck the life out of your plants if they get the chance. :o(

They aren't just for dahlia's though, I found one on tuther side of garden last week. They're not fussy what they eat, lol.

phew, thank you Llew

what... ive never heard of this either, ive got lots of cokoo spit, thought someone on here said that was nothing to worry about aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

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Nah, get rid, Mookins.
They suck all the sap and your leaves will all curl up and new growth will be all distorted.

will the hose work on them?

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Yes, you can hose them off and then spray if you think necessary.

cheers Llew am not off out in my wellies and my hose

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hi i have never noticed the plant dieing from them. i tend to leave them alone. they dont seem to hang around for long. perhaps i have just been lucky.

No, you're right, SBG. They don't kill the plants, but I always panic that they'll ruin my buds and new shoots. They have 'curled' a few.

I'm just a fuss pot, lol.

was going to check and hose them off but after doing some planting the rain started again. found lots of pesky greenfly though grrr
they have been squished and sprayed with soapy water

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