Plant I.D

**16 shells** · 27-11-2009, 09:22 PM

Anyone recognise this plant, grew some tort friendly garden plant's from seeds in a border, these grew quite late, but can't remember what they are, or find the old packet, which i put in a safe place

, anyone

Chris Ralph · 27-11-2009, 10:26 PM

Hi
They look like forget me not leaves to me
Chris

**16 shells** · 27-11-2009, 10:47 PM

Hi Chris, they could be, which will be very apt

, and i did'nt sow any.

**Alan1** · 28-11-2009, 06:46 AM

I don't know what they are but I see they have seed stalks like plantain popping up in there though could be plantain underneath. It seems too good to be true to have a big patch of leaves that are edible so most likely they are not

I thought daisy leaves at first as they are growing in my garden better than anything at the moment but they don't really look like daisy leaves

Chris Ralph · 28-11-2009, 12:49 PM

Hi again
I have just looked at the forget me nots growing in my garden and they look the same as your pic. The leaves are kind of hairy.
My torts have days when they eat these leaves and days when they don't-they love the flowers though when they grow in the spring so don't dig it up.
Chris

**Bindi** · 28-11-2009, 02:00 PM

I was thinking Forget Me Nots, they seem to self seed very easily, I've got some popping up in my garden at the mo

**Alan1** · 28-11-2009, 03:40 PM

It does look a bit like forget me not but also a bit too glossy unless that is just the light from the flash. If those seed/flower stalks are part of that plant then it won't be FMN.

**16 shells** · 28-11-2009, 10:38 PM

Thank's all, i'm thinking FMN, self seeded. The flower spike is Plantain growing underneath, and here's the but, my tort's are not keen on For Get Me Not's.

shellonia · 29-11-2009, 01:56 PM

leaf shape similar to rocket but thats not hairy is it?

27-11-2009, 09:22 PM	#1
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Plant I.D Anyone recognise this plant, grew some tort friendly garden plant's from seeds in a border, these grew quite late, but can't remember what they are, or find the old packet, which i put in a safe place , anyone __________________ Paul.

27-11-2009, 10:47 PM	#3
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Hi Chris, they could be, which will be very apt , and i did'nt sow any. __________________ Paul.

28-11-2009, 02:00 PM	#6
Bindi Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hampshire Posts: 11,157	I was thinking Forget Me Nots, they seem to self seed very easily, I've got some popping up in my garden at the mo __________________

28-11-2009, 10:38 PM	#8
16 shells Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Hull Posts: 7,286	Thank's all, i'm thinking FMN, self seeded. The flower spike is Plantain growing underneath, and here's the but, my tort's are not keen on For Get Me Not's. __________________ Paul.

27-11-2009, 10:26 PM	#2
Chris Ralph Member Hatched Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 326	Hi They look like forget me not leaves to me Chris

28-11-2009, 06:46 AM	#4
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	I don't know what they are but I see they have seed stalks like plantain popping up in there though could be plantain underneath. It seems too good to be true to have a big patch of leaves that are edible so most likely they are not I thought daisy leaves at first as they are growing in my garden better than anything at the moment but they don't really look like daisy leaves

28-11-2009, 12:49 PM	#5
Chris Ralph Member Hatched Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 326	Hi again I have just looked at the forget me nots growing in my garden and they look the same as your pic. The leaves are kind of hairy. My torts have days when they eat these leaves and days when they don't-they love the flowers though when they grow in the spring so don't dig it up. Chris

28-11-2009, 03:40 PM	#7
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	It does look a bit like forget me not but also a bit too glossy unless that is just the light from the flash. If those seed/flower stalks are part of that plant then it won't be FMN.

29-11-2009, 01:56 PM	#9
shellonia Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: central s england Posts: 1,534	leaf shape similar to rocket but thats not hairy is it?

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