Plants 1

Watermelon · 21-07-2012, 12:37 AM

Found a lot of unknown plants the past couple of days, dont think maany of them are edible (as usual lol) but its nice to know what they are.

Plant 1 (The flowers are miniscule, seemed to be growing on rocks)

Plant 2

Plant 3

Plant 4

Plant 5 (Mock orange?)

Thank you x

rocio · 21-07-2012, 11:21 AM

3. Harebell 4. Hebe. 5. Not Mock Orange
You live near a stunning selection of wild flowers and plants-------lucky you.

filardimarg2 · 21-07-2012, 03:53 PM

No. 1 is campanula or aubetia,
No. 2 is cornflower, all edible.
No. 4 is a hebe.
Don't know the others, sorry.

Marg.

Coolsox · 21-07-2012, 04:43 PM

1) Common Thyme (leaves should be aromatic when crushed!) Edible in moderation.
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=518

2) Not sure - look a little similar to a cornflower. Need to see closer photo of flower structure and leaves.

3) Campanula (Bell Flower) Safe to feed
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=195

4) Variegated Hebe Safe to feed
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=148

5) Mallow (This species is Malva moschata) Safe to feed
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=363

Watermelon · 21-07-2012, 04:49 PM

Thank for replies guys but are you sure that no.1 is campanula as the flowers were no more than 5mm across. They were titchy.

Coolsox · 21-07-2012, 04:59 PM

Watermelon - see my post - Number 1 is Thyme!

I have ID number 2. It is Sheeps Bit (Jasione montana) but I cannot find any info as whether it is edible to tortoises.

Ozric Jonathan · 22-07-2012, 11:13 PM

I agree with Coolsox about no 3 being a campanula though most people know this plant as the Harebell. One of the UK's loveliest wildflowers perhaps. But there is hardly any food on them.

**Alan1** · 23-07-2012, 06:47 AM

harebell/campanula/bellflower are some of the names it gets. I think 2 is the cornflower that you actually get in the corn fields (barley anyway), some fields round here get completely blue when you look at them from the right angle in the way that some fields look all red with poppies

21-07-2012, 12:37 AM	#1
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	Plants 1 Found a lot of unknown plants the past couple of days, dont think maany of them are edible (as usual lol) but its nice to know what they are. Plant 1 (The flowers are miniscule, seemed to be growing on rocks) Plant 2 Plant 3 Plant 4 Plant 5 (Mock orange?) Thank you x

21-07-2012, 03:53 PM	#3
filardimarg2 Senior Member Sub Adult Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Leamington Spa, Warwickshire Posts: 1,201	No. 1 is campanula or aubetia, No. 2 is cornflower, all edible. No. 4 is a hebe. Don't know the others, sorry. Marg. Last edited by filardimarg2; 21-07-2012 at 03:57 PM.

21-07-2012, 04:43 PM	#4
Coolsox Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 318	1) Common Thyme (leaves should be aromatic when crushed!) Edible in moderation. http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=518 2) Not sure - look a little similar to a cornflower. Need to see closer photo of flower structure and leaves. 3) Campanula (Bell Flower) Safe to feed http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=195 4) Variegated Hebe Safe to feed http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=148 5) Mallow (This species is Malva moschata) Safe to feed http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/s...main&catID=363 __________________ AKA Richard Proud owner of 3 Hermanns, Kaia, Naja & Dax

21-07-2012, 04:59 PM	#6
Coolsox Member Hatched Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Worcestershire, UK Posts: 318	Watermelon - see my post - Number 1 is Thyme! I have ID number 2. It is Sheeps Bit (Jasione montana) but I cannot find any info as whether it is edible to tortoises. __________________ AKA Richard Proud owner of 3 Hermanns, Kaia, Naja & Dax

22-07-2012, 11:13 PM	#7
Ozric Jonathan Senior Member Adult Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: West of Scotland Posts: 4,226	I agree with Coolsox about no 3 being a campanula though most people know this plant as the Harebell. One of the UK's loveliest wildflowers perhaps. But there is hardly any food on them. __________________ Testudo Hermanni Hermanni (Corse) tortoises

21-07-2012, 11:21 AM	#2
rocio Member Hatchling Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 595	3. Harebell 4. Hebe. 5. Not Mock Orange You live near a stunning selection of wild flowers and plants-------lucky you.

21-07-2012, 04:49 PM	#5
Watermelon Senior Member Adult Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 2,085	Thank for replies guys but are you sure that no.1 is campanula as the flowers were no more than 5mm across. They were titchy.

23-07-2012, 06:47 AM	#8
Alan1 Super Moderator Adult Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Sunny Scotland Posts: 21,512	harebell/campanula/bellflower are some of the names it gets. I think 2 is the cornflower that you actually get in the corn fields (barley anyway), some fields round here get completely blue when you look at them from the right angle in the way that some fields look all red with poppies

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