unknown blue flowers

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  1. Roberto

    Roberto Apprentice Gardener

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    Could anyone help to identify a blue flower , growing 5ft tall, pic attached. Appeared from nowhere, Mid Wales.
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    Roberto
     
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    It looks like some kind of Aster to me.:thumb:
     
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    Hi Roberto, Well it looks like Common Chicory - Cichorium intybus to me... It is Biennial & has a two-year life cycle. Grows only leaves first season from seed. Then in second season, blooms, seeds and dies with first frost.. I hope that helps mate.. :thumb:
     
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    Well called Marley, spot on.:gnthb::gnthb:
     
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