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as it was pink and not as fluffy. Will check it out, thanks. Is it Valerian? It wasn't the usual flower shape of the Valerian but more flat headed like Cow Parsley What were the leaves like? The leaf is the one in the picture behind the flower. I found it on a
pic is red valerian. I think, pic 4 ( or summer fruiting bush, as you put it ) is a blackcurrant bush, I've been trying to think where I've seen the same shaped leaves before - I have a blackcurrant bush at the allotment and the leaves look very
like Valerian to me. I do have it in my garden but I have to keep it under control. The roots do get big. Some in my front garden had grown so thick that when I pulled it up it lifted up some of the tarmac pavement !! Don't know if anyone else has
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it as Valerian officinalis. Nothing like the valerian Ive seen poking out of walls in Cornwall!
the plantings are only temporary since all that valerian would absolutely swamp the streets and buildings and walls of London if it was allowed to seed! Thank you happymarion, perhaps I should have called the blog: 'Ducks and frogs at the Chelsea Flower Show'. I
for this site, as I have done. Best regards to everyone Valerian I belong to both boards and was on the Beeb before they closed their boards. Lots of different kinds of poster here from old hands to complete novices and everything in between. More going
My borage loves to escape from the veg patch to the borders, as do English marigolds. Valerian and buddlia do almost too much. But I love plants for free, not just because of my Scots ancestry but it means the plants are right at home with me. I
plants that bloom Aug/sept. I love my heliopsis, tall yellow daisy flowers.Like to spread so keep it under control, but it will bloom for a good 8-9 weeks. Valerian, michaelmas daisy, marigolds, golden rod, gaillardia, all seem to love the clay. A
.established flowerbeds, freshly dug soil, cracks in paving, lawnsspring, summer, autumnMore advice on removing weedsWillowherbDockCouch grassValerian
