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Pilsbury

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:52 pm Post subject: Whats this??
I cant remember if this is comfrey or borage, my mum put it in many years ago and i just cant remember although I think it is Borage.

ross

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:53 pm Post subject:
I am pretty sure that is Borage.

sean
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:55 pm Post subject:
vote for borage here.

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:55 pm Post subject:
Edited back to say it may be alkanet, false forget me not, which is not edible and possibly poisonous. Being on here makes me think I really must get my pics in order, I'm sure I have photos of both comfrey and borage but I wouldn't know where to put my paws on them now. Last edited by Bugs on Thu Apr 07, 05 9:02 pm; edited 1 time in total

Pilsbury

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:58 pm Post subject:
Thanks, now before i hit the books for a use for it any suggestions?

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:58 pm Post subject:
If it's the same plant that's been growing fo a few years then it's not borage. We have all the plants growing in our garden. Is it flowering now? If so it's too early for what you've said. Last edited by Treacodactyl on Thu Apr 07, 05 9:04 pm; edited 1 time in total

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:59 pm Post subject:
Can you give us a better picture (of the flowers particularly). Edited because I'm wrong, it's not borage. Last edited by Bugs on Thu Apr 07, 05 9:03 pm; edited 1 time in total

Bugs

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:01 pm Post subject:
Treacodactyl tells me it's definitely not borage so please don't eat it.

Pilsbury

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:03 pm Post subject:
I wasnt planning a salad of it just yet, I will try and get out tomorrow and take a better pic of the flowers it the hail hasnt knocked them all off Its not nessacerily the same plant that has been here for years but it self seeds and comes up every where, just like my lemon balm

moogie

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:08 pm Post subject:
Definately not borage. Borage have got bigger, more star shaped flowers. If you look in the glossary under grow your own there are pics there under lovage and borage which I took last year. I'm not convinced its lovage either.

moogie

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:09 pm Post subject:
Sorry having a peculiar blonde moment. Of course its not lovage, I don't even know why I typed that. Just ignore my drivvle about lovage. But 100% certain its not borage.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:11 pm Post subject:
Here we go green alkanet (what bugs originally said when I agreed with her): https://www.bioimages.org.uk/HTML/P1/P18490.HTM

moogie

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:20 pm Post subject:
Yes, I would agree with Bugs and Treacodactyl that it might well be green alkanet. Comfrey has got very furry stems, does your plant? I keep on wanting to type lovage not comfrey now. Think its cos it rhymes with borage. Hmmm, definately having a blonde moment.

Treacodactyl
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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:23 pm Post subject:
Comfrey also flowers much later with blue/mauve bell shaped flowers.

Pilsbury

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Posted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:27 pm Post subject:
Ok here goes, the stems and leaves could be called either furry or prickly depending on your point of view, I just went and cut some and took more pics so here they are

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