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20-08-2009, 04:52 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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| | | Flower for ID please
We saw this flower growing between a small river and some arable land in Yorkshire a couple of weeks ago. The plant was quite abundant and some specimens were well over 6' tall. The flowers varied from very pale to very dark pink, and I also saw some while we were out driving one day. I have no idea what it is, but was wondering whether anyone out there might be able to shed some light as to its identity. Many thanks...  |
20-08-2009, 04:54 PM
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| | | Re: Flower for ID please
Its Himalayan Balsam jonners, a much maligned plant that some people try to eradicate. 
Discuss....................
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20-08-2009, 04:56 PM
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| | | Re: Flower for ID please
Yes the dreaded Himalayan Balsam. Pretty but very invasive and not native.
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20-08-2009, 05:03 PM
| | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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| | | Re: Flower for ID please
Many thanks for your swift replies. I did wonder whether it was an escapee, and I saw a thread title the other week about some kind of Balsam and I wondered.... It certainly is pretty, but I could see how it takes over and could be quite a nuisance. So thanks again.  (Wish I had rubbed it now, to see whether it smelt at all medicinal) |
20-08-2009, 05:04 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Meols, Wirral
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| | | Re: Flower for ID please
Pretty, and very pleasantly aromatic. And the exploding seed pods are fun. |
22-08-2009, 09:47 PM
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| | | Re: Flower for ID please
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Originally Posted by treecreeper  Pretty, and very pleasantly aromatic. And the exploding seed pods are fun. | Himalayan Balsam indeed - its rampant up here and everywhere  Theres a whole thread going about this particular plant and how to eradicate it. | | |
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