Mystery new arrival

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Mystery new arrival

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Gayle Buckley

7 years ago

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Please can someone identify the plant top left of this photo. Thank you.

Gayle Buckley · Answer 1 · 28th May 2017, 20:16:11

(Not the fern, the one just below!)

Elspeth Briscoe · Answer 2 · 28th May 2017, 20:22:48

I'd say it looks like angelica gigas. But let's see if one of our experts can answer

Dr Noel Kingsbury · Answer 3 · 9th June 2017, 09:40:59

Hi Gayle. I don't think it is Angelica gigas, not grey enough, trouble is there are so many umbellifers with leaves like that. Any more details no flowers?

Gayle Buckley · Answer 4 · 11th June 2017, 16:37:32

Up to date pictures of plant. I'm thinking relative of cow parsley/hogweed but not seen such lime colouration before. Thanks so much for your help.

Ashley Newman · Answer 5 · 13th June 2017, 21:51:04

The flower heads look like fennel, but leaf pattern is not! ... odd one - good luck in identifying it. Peucedanum verticillare perhaps??

Piet Oudolf & Noel Kingsbury · Answer 6 · 14th June 2017, 06:17:48

ah could be, they grow for a couple years before flowering

Lucia Latenstein · Answer 7 · 29th June 2017, 17:02:33

Is it a Lavas plant (herb) or am I saying funny things now? How does the leave smell?

Julie Stedman · Answer 8 · 29th June 2017, 17:26:29

I am sure its wild Celery Apium graveolens

Eileen Meara · Answer 9 · 29th June 2017, 20:27:10

I know it as a wild flower called alexanders.. It's very similar to celery with ribbed stems ,and parsley type leaves and a long tap root. It was brought to the UK by the romans. It is edible but I haven't tried it. It grows everywhere here on Portland and is very attractive when it flowers in early spring. It seeds easily and I have it in my garden... Hmmmm

Ingrid Chen · Answer 10 · 30th June 2017, 06:40:09

Agree with Eileen that it looks like alexanders/wild celery. It can become a bit invasive but on the plus side, a chef who visited a local nature reserve I'm involved with, where it is over abundant, was very interested in it for his restaurant. I like the seeds to chew...

Eileen Meara · Answer 11 · 30th June 2017, 07:28:44

I try not to let it go to seed... But I might let one flower seed and try it!

Dr Noel Kingsbury · Answer 12 · 30th June 2017, 07:38:38

No sure about Alexanders, leaf edges not rounded enough, Alexanders though quite likely especialy given coastal location. An attractive early garden plant, as the colour is a perfect foil for bright pinks such as red campion . Never tried eating, as not too keen on aniseedy flavour, tho’ forage many other things. BUT since I am not sure this is it, don't even think about eating til positive ID made. Many umbellifers (Apiaceae) are toxic, often highly so.

Laura Kerrigan · Answer 13 · 30th June 2017, 14:41:26

They all rather look like Hogsweed and Horse Parsley to me but then I'm in Design not Gardening :-) I have put together a bit of a compare and contrast of some of the Communities suggestions.

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