Guess what I'm growing .......

[Toddy]

Blatant copy of Nagual's thread, but it was a goodie, so let's go with the theme. Kind of

Hear, it's hard to get clear shots of the individual plants, my garden's a jungle

Number 1. Clue, used to be made into cakes to deworm children.

Number 2. Clue, the roots are used as a healing ointment ingredient and the leaves are fried in batter.

Number 3. Clue: it's our native pizza herb

Number 4. Clue, doctrine of signatures, and the feathery leaved plant to the right will end up eight feet tall :yikes:

Number 5........number 4 in flower, and the one in the middle of the photo at the back of the pot is a healing and calming herb.

Number 6. Clue, used as a dye

Number 7. Clue, native and hardy, it makes a lovely relaxing tisane.

Number 8. Clue, the ultimate British dye

Number 9. Clue, those bright orangey red flowers will fade and the bush will bear the most wonderfully scented bright yellow fruits.

Number 10. Clue, none of the flowers belong to the plant in question. It's flowers are small star shaped and yellow.

Number 11. Traditonal household plant, found at the edges of old villages.

Number 12, two photos, for scale my hand is 6.5 inches long.

Number 12, second photo. Clue, native and not just for budgies. An indicator plant of ancient woodlands.

Just for the fun of it.......where I sit with a cuppa and watch the newts in the pond and the birds in the trees

cheers,
M

 

[Toddy]

50+ views and nobody trying it :yikes:
I didn't think it was that hard

cheers,
M

 

[Toddy]

Or are the photos really, really carp ??

M

 

[Nagual]

Don't worry Mary, we've not ignored this one, but there are a few puzzlers that's for sure. Bivibabe has been scouring her books and google to correctly ID them.. I suggested that she go with my answer of "plants" but that was suitably ignored.

 

[jonnie drake]

I got basil... I have no idea on the rest but I will watch the thread to learn a thing or two!!!!

 

[TeeDee]

1) Common Tansy.

8 ) Woad

Possibly??

 

[Toddy]

1) Common Tansy.

8 ) Woad

Possibly??

Oh well done Two for two

cheers,
M

 

[jdlenton]

No2 Borage

and after that I'm in guess land apart from basil great thread Mary

let this run awhile but i doubt the answers will be complete so please tells us the answers

 

[TeeDee]

No 6 ) Ladies Bedstraw

 

[TeeDee]

Toddy in clue 4) are you looking for the answer to the plant with the vareigated leaves or the one on the far right with feathered leaves?

 

[Toddy]

The spotted leaves, it's in flower in photo 5.
The feathery leaves to the right are Mugwort
Lady's bedstraw and there should be gypsywort beside it too.

cheers,
M

 

[Shewie]

Is number 2 a Mars Bar bush ?

Too tired to have a proper go so I'll try in the morning

 

[Toadflax]

No 2 - comfrey.

No 3 - marjoram.

No 4 is lungwort - lots of it in my garden.

No 5 feathery one, chamomile?

No 7 - which one? Heartsease? Lavender?

No 10 looks familiar but I can't recall.

11 - soapwort?

12 - millet?


Got to get ready for work now.


Geoff

 

[Toddy]

So far the correctly guessed ones are:--

1, Tansy, it will grow much taller, and has spreads of bright yellow button shaped flowers.
2, Comfrey, this is the native to the north one, symphytum tuberosum. Not as prickly, much nicer to use if not as pretty in flower.
3,
4, Lungwort, and the feathery one is Mugwort.
5,
6, Lady's bedstraw, a dye and a rennet for cheese too. It also smells good in pot pourri.
7, Heartsease in flower, it's a weed in my garden, but it's a good one Lavender, rosemary, thyme, Ladies Mantle and Weld.
8, Woad, this is bi annual plant. The one in flower is year two and it will set black drooping seeds.
9,
10,
11, Soapwort, known as Bouncing Bet. Creates a lather used for washing linens and woollens.
12, Wood Millet, grows in shade, thrives in Ancient Woodlands and tastes like mini flax seeds/ sunflower seeds.

What's growing in your area ?

cheers,
Mary

 

[Toadflax]

In that case, if it isn't marjoram, it No 3 oregano?


Geoff

 

[Toddy]

It is indeed. It's the wild oregano, blooms both purple and white. Like ransoms the flavour is more subtle than the cultivated varieties, but just as tasty. The bees love it


1, Tansy, it will grow much taller, and has spreads of bright yellow button shaped flowers.
2, Comfrey, this is the native to the north one, symphytum tuberosum. Not as prickly, much nicer to use if not as pretty in flower.
3, WIld oregano, tasty and loved by bees.
4, Lungwort, and the feathery one is Mugwort.
5, Chamomille
6, Lady's bedstraw, a dye and a rennet for cheese too. It also smells good in pot pourri.
7, Heartsease in flower, it's a weed in my garden, but it's a good one Lavender, rosemary, thyme, Ladies Mantle and Weld.
8, Woad, this is bi annual plant. The one in flower is year two and it will set black drooping seeds.
9,
10,
11, Soapwort, known as Bouncing Bet. Creates a lather used for washing linens and woollens.
12, Wood Millet, grows in shade, thrives in Ancient Woodlands and tastes like mini flax seeds/ sunflower seeds.

cheers,
M

 

[Toadflax]

I'd originally wondered about fennel for No 5, but wasn't aware of its use as a calming herb, which is why I went for chamomile.


Geoff

PS: Thanks for the puzzle.

 

[Toddy]

Sorry Geoff, I missed that one in the round up This chamomille actually flowers, my other ones don't. I love the smell of it fresh
Fennel's a good digestive herb, tasty and easing. Good stuff.

You're very welcome
Let's see who else comes up with one

cheers,
Mary

 

[Toadflax]

I'll stay out of it now. Have to confess that most of the ones I got are in my garden too.



Geoff

 

[Nagual]

Is No 10 one of the St Johns Warts? Still no idea on No 9.