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06-06-2009, 11:03 AM
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Not sure if this is a native plant or...?
They are growing fast now...over a metre high so far!
ID please...cos if it's just a weed it will be removed cos it's blocking my veiw of the ground feeders under the bird table...but maybe it will produce some huge exotic flowers???? 
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06-06-2009, 11:27 AM
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It's Teasel, Dipsacus fullonum - a pretty common weed of waste places  |
06-06-2009, 11:53 AM
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Yup it's a teasel, one of my (many) favorite plants, bees absolutely love it & the seeds are eaten by finches, you also get little colonies of water bugs living in the little pools of water that collect where the leaf meets the stem. Up to you if you pull it up, it shouldn't grow much taller.
A random fact- it's called teasel coz the seed head was used to tease sheep wool before spinning it, if you let it grow then you'll see why! |
06-06-2009, 04:04 PM
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Oh right...I know teasels...we used to pick them when I was young & spray them for Christmas!!But I didn't realise they were this big!!!
Cheers for that!!!Will let them grow as the birdies like 'em!! 
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06-06-2009, 04:18 PM
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Originally Posted by metalfish  A random fact- it's called teasel coz the seed head was used to tease sheep wool before spinning it, if you let it grow then you'll see why! | Another random fact; it's called Dipsacus (thirst quenching) because rainwater accumulates in the little cup formed by the joined leaf bases |
06-06-2009, 09:12 PM
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ee I didn't know that! I like random facts, makes things more interesting |
06-06-2009, 09:38 PM
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Teasel is quite good for Goldfinches in the autumn |
09-06-2009, 10:41 AM
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Originally Posted by KeenTeen17 Teasel is quite good for Goldfinches in the autumn | Well I have had 3 in the garden this morning...so the teasels will hopefully keep them here later in the year!!
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