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Pilsbury



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:52 pm    Post subject: Whats this?? Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I am pretty sure that is Borage.

sean
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

vote for borage here.

Bugs



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

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Pilsbury



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Thanks, now before i hit the books for a use for it any suggestions?

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

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Bugs



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 8:59 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can you give us a better picture (of the flowers particularly).

Edited because I'm wrong, it's not borage.

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Bugs



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Treacodactyl tells me it's definitely not borage so please don't eat it.

Pilsbury



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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.

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Comfrey also flowers much later with blue/mauve bell shaped flowers.

Pilsbury



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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 05 9:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

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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