What is this perennial?
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tagwex Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Roger Rank attained: Hawthorn Tree


Joined: 20 Jun 2008 Posts: 98 Location: Castlepollard Co Westmeath
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 5:46 pm Post subject: |
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I'm totally confused!! I still think it's Inula when I look at the pics... but i'm totally unsure to be honest. This thing I have grows to nearly 2m high and some of the leaves at the base are more than 50cm long. There's another plant in another garden I work in that looks similar but the leaves are not as long but wider and the flowers are not as clustered together. I think that one is a Telekia... I will try to get some pics when I get a chance see if it helps! _________________ Roger Pessoa
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Good guy Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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I still think its Inula helenium, Elecampane, Horse-heal, Elf Dock......
www.botanical.com has a useful and informative article.
My plant is small, yet, and isn't flowering, though the lower leaves are huge. I dug up a piece of root from another part of the garden where it was getting mixed up with a tree and not doing so well. Hopefully we will have flowers next year. I have it growing along with Jerusalem artichokes, bronze fennel, hollyhocks and teasels, to provide a screen. |
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Joined: 25 Feb 2010 Posts: 597 Location: PERTHSHIRE. SCOTLAND. U.K.
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:01 am Post subject: |
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Inula or Telekia.????
Not the first time this has caused a problem in id.
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Check this link.
http://www.botanicalgarden.ubc.ca/forums/showthread.php?t=43097
Easiest way seems to be to check the lower leaves.
Quote Ron...."you can tell the Telekia by it having lower leaves with heart-shaped bases rather than tapering."
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Posted: Tue Aug 12, 2014 8:30 am Post subject: |
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I've just been outside to look and I'm happy it's Inula I have - the leaves taper all the way to the base and it normally grows to 2 metres.
The leaves in Roger's photo look similar. |
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