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Growing => Identification => Topic started by: wayfarer on May 23, 2021, 04:01:10 pm

Title: New plant appeared
Post by: wayfarer on May 23, 2021, 04:01:10 pm

This plant has appeared from nowhere on the edge of a paddock / garden boundary.  Any ideas?  We don't have animals in the padddock at the moment but may put sheep in there so would like to know what it is.

Title: Re: New plant appeared
Post by: doganjo on May 23, 2021, 04:17:38 pm

Try one of the plant identifier apps for your mobile.  Picture this says it is Caper Spurge which is poisonous.  But best to check other apps

Title: Re: New plant appeared
Post by: Fleecewife on May 23, 2021, 05:42:42 pm

I think it's an orchid.  Can you take a pic straight into the flower face please.


https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/~wildorchids.php (https://www.first-nature.com/flowers/~wildorchids.php)  Try this link; it is perhaps some type of helleborine.

Title: Re: New plant appeared
Post by: arobwk on May 23, 2021, 09:44:31 pm

Wow - what a lovely plant, poisonous or not!

I can't really help although my first thought was something related to spurge due to the leaves, but, then, one of the helleborines (types of orchid) seems to me to be possible. 

[Edit] But, do any helleborines have opposing leaves ?  If not, then more likely a spurge related plant.  If so, sap likely to be a skin irritant:  I wouldn't know whether any animals can tolerate any type of spurge if eaten, but probably not I would guess.

[If you allow it to go to seed [member=28376]wayfarer[/member] I would be very interested in acquiring some seed.]

Title: Re: New plant appeared
Post by: wayfarer on June 11, 2021, 11:15:27 am

Thank you all.  I will try and collect some seed.