Not a Nettle by Kevin Chester

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12-JUN-2009

Not a Nettle

Last year one corner of my garden was covered in the plant on the left. Out they came and straight in the bin, bloody nettles I muttered as I chucked them away. A few survived and I later found they grow up to be the plant on the right.

Needless to say this year I left them Bee.

Any ideas on what it is , I'm guessing some kind of orchid.but I don't think its early purple

A left over from last weekend

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Nicki Thurgar		13-Jun-2009 21:09
No idea what they are, but if anything flowers in our garden we leave it, regardless of whether it's a weed or not! ;o) Nicely presented!

Phillip Normanton		12-Jun-2009 22:35
Some sort of flower thingy - purple one I'd say :o))

Colin Storey		12-Jun-2009 20:25
Nice story and photos. Like the Bee in the shot.

malcolm haslam		12-Jun-2009 18:02
Nip out, and bruise some leaves...if there's a strong fragrance...then it's definitely Woundwort. Like the way you've presented the plant, great idea.

Guest		12-Jun-2009 17:52
We've got something similar but really low to the ground

Johnny JAG		12-Jun-2009 17:19
Looks like a Hedge Woundwort.

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