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| Greater Willowherb, Epilobium hirsutum |
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| Also known as Codlins and Cream |
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Willowherb Wednesday
For a very patient lady...
This plant self seeds in the garden at Tense Towers, but in 2012 it chose a very shaded location. The result was a rather late flowering (I was expecting it weeks ago). Still, a promise has finally been honoured, a weight of expectation lifted, and in a kind of Yin and Yang way, I reckon that would appeal to Mr Cobweb.
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2 comments:
Thanks, Mr. Cobweb! That surely is a purdy flower. Just image googled "codlin" and discovered it's a primarily green apple. Strange. Why'd they end up in the compost?
To answer your questions:
1. Apparently the bruised plant has a smell reminiscent of boiled apples.
2. They were 5' high and growing at the front of the flower border!
Unfortunately, I only discovered fact 1 this afternoon, several days too late to carry out a little olfactory experiment.
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