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Teasel - also goes by the less formal name of 'Johnny-prick-the-finger' for obvious reasons. I rather prefer the colloquial expression. What's your favourite informal plant name?
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Toby.....he is my plum tree.My phone has more Processing power than the Computers NASA used to fake the Moon Landings -
I really like the plant Solomons Seal (Polygonatum)
I like the way it pokes through the ground in spring and then un furls itself and becomes a gracefull green umberella leaf with tiny white flowers shaded beneath. Ahh
Except, this year something is eating it!BumbleB
I have raked the soil and planted the seeds
Now I've joined the army that fights the weeds.Comment
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I adore Solomon's Seal too.
My favourite plant name when I was younger was Fuchsia, pronounced fuc-si-a!
...I'll get my coat...Last edited by Glutton4...; 08-05-2009, 10:31 PM.
All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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The humble dandelion over here goes by a couple of names, one of them being "pisse en lit" or "wet the bed" due to its long known diuretic properties I guess.
Always makes me smile.Bob Leponge
Life's disappointments are so much harder to take if you don't know any swear words.Comment
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'Angels fishing rods' , it describes the plant perfectly.Comment
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My mum always called them Pee-the-Beds, but she was from a different part of the country and no-one locally seemed to refer to them as that, which is why, as a child, I always wished she'd just keep quiet about it.Originally posted by bobleponge View Post
Into each life some rain must fall........but this is getting ridiculous.
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Snow in Summer - Grown around my little cottage for generations. Gorgeous foliage and the prettiest little white flowers. I love it to bits!
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There are variations on that all over the place. Some areas it is called "pissabed". How many of us got told picking the flowers would cause the effect? I never believed that one, even when I was only about5.Originally posted by bluemoon View PostMy mum always called them Pee-the-Beds, but she was from a different part of the country and no-one locally seemed to refer to them as that, which is why, as a child, I always wished she'd just keep quiet about it.Flowers come in too many colours to see the world in black-and-white.Comment
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I love the name hearts-ease for the little wild pansies. Poetry!Whoever plants a garden believes in the future.
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Foxes and Cubs, they are little orange daisies which are wild and seed themselves around my garden, they are fluffy when small and open into a beautiful russet orange just the same as a foxes coat and the fluffy ones are like her cubs.When weeding, the best way to make sure you are removing a weed and not a valuable plant is to pull on it. If it comes out of the ground easily, it is a valuable plant. ~Author UnknownComment
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Don't know what everyone else calls the stuff that romps up through the hedges at this time of year and sticks to your clothes because of the tiny burrs on the leaves, but down here they call it "Sticky Willie"! Brill, makes me grin each time I see it.When the Devil gives you Cowpats - make Satanic Compost!Comment
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Hi Creemteez!
It's called Goose Grass or Cleavers. Google it, it's a very useful plant, nearly as good as garlic in some cases. Good for Dogs (my Mum's dog eats it all the time), good for Horses, pain in the bum for gardeners! All the best - Glutton 4 Punishment
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Creemtees, here we call it Robin Run the Hedge.
And when your back stops aching,
And your hands begin to harden.
You will find yourself a partner,
In the glory of the garden.
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Rosebay Willow-herb - lovely name for a lovely wild flower.
Aquadulce Claudia - a rather euphoniously-named broad bean variety.Comment
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