Herb ID

Anyone know what this is? It has self seeded in my herb patch and I vaguely remember buying it. It has no scent that I can detect. Many thanks :D



This splendid herb is Elecampane and one of the most powerful in Anglo-Saxon times.

 

Sorry about the size of that. No idea why it came over so huge.

 

hornbeam is the white one rocket ?

 

Don't think so, Wildflower. It has five petals and I think that all of the rockets have only four. It looks almost like a phlox.

 

well is it geranium maculatum..the albiflorum one has white flowers

 

No, sorry. My fault - I should have included the leaves; they are straight like willowherbs I shall have to Google herbs and see what comes up. Thanks

 

hi Hornbeam,maybe travellers Joy?

 

Looks like soapwort to me

 

The worst of this is i have seen the same flower in my garden..!!

 

Is it Dame's Violet Hornbeam - comes in white and purple. Stands about 3 foot.

 

No, Fran - I have Dame's Violet and that has four petals. As Jay says, this looks a lot like soapwort, but I thought that was always pink. I'll see if I can get a lather from the leaves.

 

my soapwort is pink !!

 

nardostachys grandiflora ?
jasmium officinale argenteovariegatum ?
have now looked all the way through the rhs book of herbs and if its none i have mentioned then i suppose it could be an edible or a wildflower..but if it was a wildflower i am sure you would know it..grrrrrrrrrrrrr

 

Their are also lots of different oreganos ? :D