2 x wild, 1 at home

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  1. borrowers

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    Hi everyone it's me again,

    Well i've actually been out and photographed a couple of plants this time, yah hay:thumb: This is from a business park near us where they have a nice green area & lots of people use it for walking their dogs etc. Saw these flowers a few weeks ago & finally remembered to take camera.
    I particularly like the orange flowers. Although quite tall, about couple of feet i'd say (could well be out on that though:o) the stems are strong enough to support them although they are a bit bent:
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    This one is too big for a container i think, but I like it anyway. Any ideas?...
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    This next couple are of another mysterious plant that has appeared beneath the forsthyia. It looked too nice to be a weed so I dug it up, found some skinny roots & planted it in the hope it is a flower given to me by the lovely birds:D. Any ideas what it could be? It is only about 4 inches tall.
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    Thanks mates.

    cheers
     
  2. Kedi-Gato

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    The first ones are poppies, double ones. Lovely!
     
  3. borrowers

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    Oh my goodness, thank you Kedi-Gato, I have taken (oops) a few heads that weren't flowering, dead. I'll try to grow some in my pots - can I do that?

    They are really lovely papery petals but must be strong to, to survive there.

    Lovely to see. Especially in the 'concrete' area of a business park - it was there before obviously cos 'they' built on it, but they've kept a little bit green.

    What shall I do with the 'heads' I've got?

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  4. Aesculus

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    second one looks like oilseed rape but it's probably not...
     
  5. borrowers

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    Thank you Kalmia, blimey have alot of that sort around here (corn flies -- heard of them, all over!) Can it be good then?

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  6. daitheplant

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    Kalmia, Im inclined to agree with you on the oilseed rape. It`s your choice Borrowers, do you want to get into farming?:D as for the poppy, you say you have the heads, I assume you mean the seedheads. If so, let them dry off. When they have, take the seed out and use. I would so half while it`s fresh but keep half to sow later if the first lot fails. If THAT lot fails, then go to the garden centre and buy one.:D:thumb:
     
  7. Kedi-Gato

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    Well, I'm glad that David answered as I'm really not much good at getting things to grow from seeds.
     
  8. borrowers

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    Thanks all:thumb: I'll do that with the poppy seeds.

    Think I'll give the rape seed a miss:rolleyes:

    No ideas on the one in my garden (last 2 pics)?

    cheers
     
  9. daitheplant

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    I think it`s a weed, Borrowers, but not sure what.:D
     
  10. Slinky

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    That weed is oil seed Rape David me old fruit.......xxxx
     
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    Think David the "old fruit" means the very bottom pics:D
     
  12. takemore02withit

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    Could the last pic be morning glory? 02
     
  13. coub

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    Dont think that the last picture is ipomia[morning glory] 02 as the leaf is not pointed enough.
     
  14. daitheplant

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    The last 2 pics are most definitely NOT oilseed rape. Me old mucker.:)
     
  15. borrowers

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    Oh no, I hope it's not a weed. Will let you see it when it's grown some more.

    cheers
     
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