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08-08-2007, 08:51 AM
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Can anyone help me out with this one?  |
08-08-2007, 09:35 AM
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Looks like a Liatris, grown as a cultivated garden plant in UK.
Where is this one? |
08-08-2007, 10:48 AM
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yes 'Gayfeather' Liatris Spicata. |
08-08-2007, 11:08 AM
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Originally Posted by Lance Morgan  yes 'Gayfeather' Liatris Spicata. | I don't know a lot about Liatris and was not sure if there were other similar species grown in the UK. Is it a random garden escape or is it naturalising?
Looks like it might be a useful nectar plant?
I grew it once many years ago, but don't remember how the wildlife took to it.. |
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They make good cut flowers and theres plenty around Brighton if i remember by the Pavillion.  |
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Originally Posted by cocksparrow I don't know a lot about Liatris and was not sure if there were other similar species grown in the UK. Is it a random garden escape or is it naturalising?
Looks like it might be a useful nectar plant?
I grew it once many years ago, but don't remember how the wildlife took to it.. | It is a good nectar plant for bees, butterflies, etc, but unfortunately I've lost some in the past to the depredations of molluscs. Currently have 1 in garden that's thriving.
A North American species, I've never seen it naturalised in the UK. | | |
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