For the gardeners amongst us

[Speicher]

Well, I have lots so seeds produced by this plant (don't remember the name) that took me 3 years to get to flower. Anybody wants them can pm me. I fear, though, it is too late for planting this year.

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Lupins.

 

[Speicher]

I'm wondering what these are. I used to have loads growing on the side of my drive and I really like the glowing violet flowers when the sun is on them. Only have a few growing now thanks to Dad's 'crush them out of existence with rocks' method of gardening my driveway. View attachment 10039

A type of Geranium, I think. This is a lovely plant.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

Lupins.

Cheers! Arch, (or anybody) would you like Lupin seeds?

 

[Speicher]

I think, NT, they are called pantsies, but I'm really bad with flowers, know only the veg.

Who are you calling a Pansy!

It is worse than that Night Train, she was calling you a Pantsy.

 

[Pat "5mph"]

It is worse than that Night Train, she was calling you a Pantsy.

Don't know names of flowers, can't spell either

 

[Arch]

A type of Geranium, I think. This is a lovely plant.

I wondered about that from the leaves, but the flowers don't seem quite right.

NT, can you put a link from the photo on Flickr or whatever, into Google Image search, and use the 'find similar images' feature? Might get something with a name?

(I tried linking to your pic, but it didn't work, maybe needs a url)

 

[Speicher]

I only know the names of the plants that I have in my garden.

 

[Speicher]

I wondered about that from the leaves, but the flowers don't seem quite right.

I have just been out to look at the plants in my garden which I think are geraniums, but they have more pointy* leaves. So the ones in NT's garden might not be geraniums.

* I did not do Latin at school.

 

[Night Train]

It is worse than that Night Train, she was calling you a Pantsy.

Well, better that then Potsy.

 

[Speicher]

Well, better that then Potsy.

 

[Norm]

I'm wondering what these are. I used to have loads growing on the side of my drive and I really like the glowing violet flowers when the sun is on them. Only have a few growing now thanks to Dad's 'crush them out of existence with rocks' method of gardening my driveway.

A type of Geranium, I think. This is a lovely plant.

Rather than just a type of geranium, those are proper geraniums. The things that most people call geraniums (or, sometimes, scented geraniums) are pelargoniums.

 

[Speicher]

Thank you Norm, I never knew that.

What is the name given to a leaf with pointy bits?

 

[Night Train]

Thanks Norm, They have been on my drive since I moved in about 16 years ago and always brightened the place up.

 

[Norm]

What is the name given to a leaf with pointy bits?

That sounds like a set-up line but I'm going to go with spiny or serrated.

 

[annedonnelly]

Cheers! Arch, (or anybody) would you like Lupin seeds?

Be careful with them - the seeds are poisonous.