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I'm hoping that someone can identify this for me please? I think it's a weed as it sprung up where we dumped some weeds and topsoil from our veg patch a few months ago. I think it's really quite pretty and the bees seem to love it!
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Weed! How very dare you!!!
It's Echinops. We have 3 different types of these at home in our borders. The bees do love them.Last edited by zazen999; 10-07-2011, 02:48 PM.
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oooooops!!!
In my defence I am entirely ignorant about flowers (although I'm sure that's obvious! 
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Thanks for that, I'm going to try to transfer them to our flower borders.Comment
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If it's growing in the wrong place, it's a weed
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Don't forget to keep the seeds
A garden is a lovesome thing, God wot! (Thomas Edward Brown)
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Good point! We're aiming to do a long border of pollinator-attracting plants alongside the veg patch so having a few more of these would definitely be a good thing.Comment
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Weeds are only wildflowers without an agentAll gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.Comment
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How lovely to have that pop up out if the blue! Lots of money in a garden centre.lucky you!Gardening forever- housework wheneverComment
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Echinops is definitely one of my favourite perennials, along with ALL the sea holliesRat
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weeds and vermin are only wild things where people dont want them.Comment
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It takes a special sort of person to love a horsetail!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Well, it's got pretty flowers!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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I have a Teazle that's moved in at the back of a flower a border, I think it's beautiful and it's very welcome! I'm very impressed that it'smanaged to plant itself in just the right place
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