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    Hello,
    Slightly dumb question coz i used to know the answer but searched t'internet and things and cannot re-find the name.....of the plant which a lady used to go around and secretly sprinkle seeds from her pocket. Always in friends and other gardens, and people were always suprised to find this "new" plant grow the next season. Always after her visits.
    (I kinda like her subversive cheekyness).
    It has spikey and almost teazle-style seed pods with gazillion black seeds within each. Spikey, silvery haired, dark green leaves and very angular branches.

    It's named after her and there is a Mrs in the title? I'm 100% you'll all know. Thanks for thinking!
    Cheers
    P17B
    "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" - Dorothy Parker

  • #2
    Well you are wrong coz I ain't got a clue

    Intrigued now though
    Happy Gardening,
    Shirley

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    • #3
      me neither

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      • #4
        Was she a real person, or a made up one? I must admit I like her, but would have chosen a less spiky plant if it was me!

        I'm totally intrigued.

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        • #5
          The only plant I can think of that might fit is eryngium - sea holly (I am not big on flowers)
          Happy Gardening,
          Shirley

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          • #6
            Miss Rumphius?

            Miss Rumphius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
            I was feeling part of the scenery
            I walked right out of the machinery
            My heart going boom boom boom
            "Hey" he said "Grab your things
            I've come to take you home."

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            • #7
              BBC - Gardening - Plants - Plant Finder - Eryngium giganteum

              Miss Willmott's Ghost

              http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening...-Willmott.html
              Last edited by smallblueplanet; 16-01-2009, 09:54 PM.
              To see a world in a grain of sand
              And a heaven in a wild flower

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              • #8
                Yes SBP you are right here is a description from a book I have ... The name of this plant sounds like something from a horror movie and it does have a slightly ferocious look about it. Actually the common name comes out of the story of a gardener, Miss Willmott, secretly scattering Eryngium giganteum seeds around in gardens she visited. The plants would show up as if from nowhere with their ghostly flowers, thus the name Miss Willmott’s ghost.
                http://www.robingardens.com

                Seek not to know all the answers, just to understand the questions.

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                • #9
                  Ha!! Fantastic SBP. Exactly the plant growing on my lottie perenial plot. I knew GYOers would come up trumps. And I promise not to forget again. I'm happy now. (These little things in life eh?).
                  Cheers all and thanks SBP. :-)
                  P17B
                  "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" - Dorothy Parker

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                  • #10
                    Ooopss...ShirlTheGirl....just reread and thanks to you too! :-) I didn't recognise the botanical name, just Miss Wilmott's name. Cheers!!!!!!!
                    "You can lead a horticulture but you can't make her think" - Dorothy Parker

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                    • #11
                      Miss Wilmot

                      Yes she was Miss Wilmot, the plant you are thinking about is Eryngium giganteum, however there are lots of flowering plants named after her as she was a famous or infamous gardener.
                      Blogging at..... www.thecynicalgardener.wordpress.com

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                      • #12
                        Blimey - I am gobsmacked! I never know flowering plants but the teasel description reminded me of sea holly!
                        Happy Gardening,
                        Shirley

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