Compo 10,328 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 You might call them weeds Ms.J but I call them flowers. They are: Common name : Fox and Cubs (Hawkweed, Orange Hawkweed, Hieracium, Devil's Paintbrush) Latin name : Hieracium aurantiacum, syn. Pilosella aurantiaca Family name : Asteraceae/Compositae Hardy perennial (come back every year). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Fantastic. I have been wanting to know what they are for years. When you say perrenial. Do they come back from the root each year. I thought they were re seeding themselves? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 The tops die back in Winter and then reappear in Spring. In late summer they seed in the same manner as dandelions. They are members of the Aster family so seeds are airborne away from the parent plant. The seeds begin to grow immediately and by next year will have a root that will flower in June/July. Mine have been there for about ten years now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 The next time I visit the US, I wont tell Immigration that I have it in my garden. It is on the noxious weeds quarantine lists of several states of the US, cultivation prohibited In Alberta. In Australia, the plant is considered a noxious weed. Tasmania it is quarantined. In New Zealand it is closely watched Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 I really don't care what 'foreigners' think - I like it, so in my garden it stays. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
katyjay 5,091 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 Compo, your garden looks exactly like mine doesn't! I don't even have a flowering weed yet! It's drier than dust here, today is the 66th day of dry weather, if it reaches Friday without rain it will beat the 1903 record of number of dry days in a row. Poohbear, if I lived nearer I'd come and dig your garden over, I loved doing that, very satisfying. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poohbear 1,360 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 You can pop over and dig it with pleasure... It's rained here every day for about a month...some days only a sprinkle....I'll give you an example.I put my hanging baskets up the second week in May...I've watered them ONCE! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 2, 2012 Report Share Posted July 2, 2012 It said on the news tonight that this June was the darkest and wettest since records began in 1910 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 One good thing about all the rain that we've been having, is that it's made my gardens full of wild abandonment and lush greenery - just the way I like 'em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 A good idea for seeing what your garden lacks is to take digital photos of the many areas within it; through doing this you will be able to ascertain which areas are lacking in colour. Having done the above, all I have to do now is take a trip to the nearest Morrisons / Wilkos, to check out some end of season plant bargains - to apply some colour to the neglected areas within my gardens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Compo 10,328 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 One snag: My nearest Wilko is 300 miles away, my nearest Morrisons is 90 miles away and doesn't have a garden section. My nearest proper garden centre is in Inverness 110 miles away. It's like Going to London from Notts without a motorway in order to get your plants. In fact, my nearest motorway is in Perth 220 miles away and my nearest bit of dual carriageway is at Tore, 100 miles away. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Re your photograph @ #172: one only has to consult this to recognise that you already possess a good colour sense Compo; perhaps the addition of a little deep blue dotted here and there, the same with a warm red (always lifts the picture) and a few dots of golden yellow. And that would make 'Compo's Compo/sition' just Perfect. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 It said on the news today there is a lot of Spannish slugs this year (They are huge) Is there nothing for them to eat in Spain? & how did they get here................................................ "ferry"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Sell them to France, marketed as 'escargots sans coquille' 'escargots décortiqués' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Expert advice regarding snails administered to me long ago by an old-school gardener. 1. Place snail between first finger and thumb. 2. Throw over next door's garden. It works by the way. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I have a Jack Russell that chases snails out of the garden I dont have to throw the Jack Russell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 'Place Jack Russell between first finger and thumb' etc. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 I did know someone once who ate Common garden snails! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Sounds a bit of a slimy character. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Expert advice regarding snails administered to me long ago by an old-school gardener. 1. Place snail between first finger and thumb. 2. Throw over next door's garden. It works by the way. I tried that they came back S........L...........O...........W.............L............Y Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Use a catapult then... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jackson 301 Posted July 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 There is absolutely nothing wrong with Snails - all part and parcel of Nature. In fact I think Snails fascinating: the way they graciously move slowly, carrying their homes upon their backs, erect antennae to the fore - if only life was as simple for we humans. PS: Some humans could do with being thrown over next door's garden, or to make life easier for us we could get hold of a Great Big Catapult and do the honours that way! What a pleasure that would be! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.... 23 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Do you believe that snails can be destructive and eat plants? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bubblewrap 3,815 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 Do you believe that snails can be destructive and eat plants? Yes and the little blighters can climb like Sherpa Tensing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulus 541 Posted July 3, 2012 Report Share Posted July 3, 2012 But easier to track than Tensing..................... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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