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Ashley Cawley
07-11-2013, 11:28 AM
I'm growing this little fellow on my office windowsill, a plant that I want to get to know better and hopefully use (not eat), I will rename this thread with it's name when someone ID's it correctly :)
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Any ideas?
Chubbs
07-11-2013, 12:12 PM
Rubber ?.
luresalive
07-11-2013, 01:42 PM
Looks like sage, can we have a good pic of one of the leaves?
Ashley Cawley
07-11-2013, 04:55 PM
Ok, hints: It's not rubber or sage, I heard this is a plant the Romans may have introduceds into Britain (not sure of the accuracy of that though).

I appreciate it might be hard to tell this young plant apart from others at this early stage. I can't take another shot right now as I'm not at the office.

Any more guesses?
JonnyP
07-11-2013, 07:34 PM
It does look sagey..
My best guess, (n I don't think its right) is evening primrose..
Chubbs
07-11-2013, 09:35 PM
Is it a member of the citrus family.
luresalive
08-11-2013, 03:35 PM
I would have said olive if you said it was a tree and not a plant
Tony1948
08-11-2013, 04:40 PM
Looks like a Rhododendron to me.
Bushwhacker
13-11-2013, 10:16 AM
+1 for olive.
Mouse040
14-11-2013, 12:37 PM
Is that rabbit Tobacco (Pseudognaphalium obtusifolium)
rossbird
14-11-2013, 07:18 PM
Laurus nobilis???
Ashley Cawley
14-11-2013, 08:45 PM
It's none of the above! :happy-clapping: ... it is a misleading photos perhaps, so young and all.

Ok, to go along with my other hints: you might use this plant along with water!
Bushwhacker
15-11-2013, 08:29 AM
It's none of the above! :happy-clapping: ... it is a misleading photos perhaps, so young and all.

Ok, to go along with my other hints: you might use this plant along with water!

Ummmmm, tea?
Ashley Cawley
15-11-2013, 04:18 PM
It's Soapwort (Saponaria)! :p Can't believe the hints didn't give it away :rolleyes:

Apparently it can spread quite easily once you have it established, which is handy as I'm actually contemplating planting a load in the garden and using it for soap!

I've found a double-flowered variety of Soapwort near to my house recently, Bouncing Bett as it's known: http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/S/Soapwort/Soapwort.htm

The seeds were a pain in the backside to germinate, I'm not sure if I just had a bad batch or not but I've got a handful of small plants on the go now. :o
luresalive
15-11-2013, 06:39 PM
horse chestnut and snowberry are also full of saponins