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31-08-2011, 05:57 PM
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Can anyone tell me what this plant with the weird leaves is. This one is about 6 inches high: 
This one just over an inch, and has seed leaves as well. 
Both growing amongst weeds in what I laughingly call my garden.
Jan
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31-08-2011, 06:12 PM
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It reminds me of Milk Thistle,I'm not sure what a young one looks like though.  |
31-08-2011, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Jason Claxton  It reminds me of Milk Thistle,I'm not sure what a young one looks like though. | Beat me too it, there happens to be a first-rate picture of a seedling Milk Thistle on wikipedia. |
31-08-2011, 06:21 PM
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Worth hanging onto Jan, it's a great plant. But how on earth did it get into your 'garden'.
Milk Thistle is a costal plant, are you near the sea?
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31-08-2011, 06:26 PM
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I am about as far from the sea as you can get in the North east. No idea where they came from. Nice, aren't they 
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31-08-2011, 09:29 PM
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Would it be another "Birdseed guerilla"? All sorts of strange things come up.
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31-08-2011, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Hedera Would it be another "Birdseed guerilla"? All sorts of strange things come up. | Could be, it's amazing what seems to pop-up these days; or perhaps the seed was caught in the feathers of a Seagull?
Just a warning Jan, at its best it can reach more than 5ft.! But I've always thought it would make a dramatic plant for the garden.
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31-08-2011, 10:23 PM
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Looks like the plant a relation uses as a 'greens' and in a salad. Tasty too! She calls it either Milk Thistle or Blessed.
h |
31-08-2011, 10:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Dorts Just a warning Jan, at its best it can reach more than 5ft.! But I've always thought it would make a dramatic plant for the garden.
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OOOOh 5 foot??? It's just got to stay!
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31-08-2011, 10:33 PM
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Originally Posted by tcvarlh Looks like the plant a relation uses as a 'greens' and in a salad. Tasty too! She calls it either Milk Thistle or Blessed.
h | That's interesting as it is also sometimes refered to as the 'Blessed Milk Thistle'.
I've never heard of the leaves being eaten but apparently the plant contains 'liver tonics' that have been used for over 2,000 years. Much research is being done into its properties. It is apparently one of the few treatments known to prevent severe liver damage due to Deathcap ( Amanita phalloides) poisoning.
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