Author Topic: Come on all you experts (Read 4455 times)

doganjo · « **on:** July 29, 2013, 04:31:32 pm »

A friend has these, grown from seed from another friend - fairly local - any ideas what they are?

They look like a yellow thistle with sunflower type seeds remining

Beewyched · « **Reply #1 on:** July 29, 2013, 05:09:34 pm »

Centaurea Macrocephala - never seen it before, but apparently bees love it

Bionic · « **Reply #2 on:** July 29, 2013, 05:18:59 pm »

Quote from: Beewyched on July 29, 2013, 05:09:34 pm

Centaurea Macrocephala - never seen it before, but apparently bees love it

I haven't seen it before either but if the bees love it then I will have to get some

Beewyched · « **Reply #3 on:** July 29, 2013, 05:30:27 pm »

Quote from: Bionic on July 29, 2013, 05:18:59 pm

Quote from: Beewyched on July 29, 2013, 05:09:34 pm
Centaurea Macrocephala - never seen it before, but apparently bees love it
I haven't seen it before either but if the bees love it then I will have to get some

Oh yes - good idea

Annie are you able to acquire any seeds? Please

doganjo · « **Reply #4 on:** July 29, 2013, 06:39:12 pm »

Yes, plenty of seeds when they are ready - it's in the garden of the canine water therapy pool I take the dogs to.

Beewyched · « **Reply #5 on:** July 30, 2013, 07:44:36 pm »

Annie - are you by any chance going to the SS&GF this September?

hexhammeasure · « **Reply #6 on:** July 30, 2013, 07:47:29 pm »

common name I believe is knapweed

doganjo · « **Reply #7 on:** July 30, 2013, 10:37:48 pm »

Quote from: Beewyched on July 30, 2013, 07:44:36 pm

Annie - are you by any chance going to the SS&GF this September?

Unfortunately, our Club weekend (Brittany Club of GB) is going to be the last weekend in September for the foreseeable future so unless I am chucked off the committee I won't I'm afraid.

And since I'm the problem solver of the team they seem to need me a lot

Beewyched · « **Reply #8 on:** July 31, 2013, 11:07:46 pm »

That's a shame about the clash of the 2 events Annie

Maybe I could send you an SAE

doganjo · « **Reply #9 on:** August 01, 2013, 11:29:30 am »

I'll post on here when I get seeds - there will be LOADS I am sure, then I can either post out or, if it's before the end of next month, give our Central Scotland Smallholders Team a box of them before the Smallholders Festival and they can be collected from our stand