Mystery plant...

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• Guest 698

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  28 June 2012     08:26180335
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  Found this chap in the garden yesterday. It's six inches tall, has a rubbery stalk, no leaves but lots of green berries. Anyone know what it is? Does Brian have a recipe for it?
  
  

  
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• Guest 703

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  28 June 2012     08:34180336
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  I would hope not, it would probably kill him!
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arum_maculatum
• Guest 700

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  28 June 2012     10:26180346
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  'Lords and Ladies' highly poisonous red berries, they seem to pop up in our garden too.
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• Guest 657

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  28 June 2012     10:43180350
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  I spotted one recently and thought how weird it looked.
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• Jan Higgins

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  28 June 2012     10:45180351
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  They seem to love an uncultivated semi-shaded area that can often found behind a shed or garage, I like them.
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• Guest 657

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  28 June 2012     14:04180375
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  I actually like odd plants and always enjoy a bouquet with things like thistles etc in - something different.
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• Guest 657

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  28 June 2012     14:32180376
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  And speaking of odd plants........http://www.cracked.com/article_18979_10-creepy-plants-that-shouldnt-exist.html
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• Brian Dixon

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  28 June 2012     16:22180395
  #8      
  peter,sorry not this time.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  28 June 2012     17:15180405
  #9      
  this one should be of interest to brian, looks very edible and comes with a starter attached.
  
  

  
• Guest 663

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  28 June 2012     17:21180407
  #10      
  LoL!!!! howard it doesn't look to appetizing but the snail seems to be enjoying it.
• Brian Dixon

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  28 June 2012     18:53180436
  #11      
  howard have you got any garlic butter and a hot grill.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  30 August 2013     17:59242608
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  this one has been sent in by brian and i have a distinct feeling it has featured on here before, think i saw one in south military road earlier.
  
  
  

  
• Guest 710

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  30 August 2013     19:06242622
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  Ah Brian, what are you trying to do to me?
  
  Perhaps next time you could try and get a shot of an individual bloom? (Pretty please)
  
  If these are somewhat similar to snapdragons, up close, they could be Linaria vulgaris....
  
  http://www.weedalogue.com/yellowtoadflax/
  
  They may be of a similar type that has escaped from garden cultivation, but if you were to check some seed sites for Linarias you may get lucky.
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• Guest 700

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  30 August 2013     19:38242631
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  I don't think it is a wild snapdragon, but it could be a yellow bedstraw?
  
  https://www.google.com/search?q=yellow+bedstraw&client=gmail&rls=gm&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=aeYgUsTsHKOq7Qb_54GgCg&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1793&bih=1036
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• Jan Higgins

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  30 August 2013     19:47242634
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  We will have to wait for Brian's verdict but it does look like Kath's answer.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  30 August 2013     19:58242636
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  if kath is correct which looks to be the case the plant is more interesting than it looks.
  
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galium_verum
• Brian Dixon

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  30 August 2013     21:42242653
  #17      
  I will try and get a better picture tomorrow.
• Guest 710

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  30 August 2013     22:05242656
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  Tap into your inner David Bailey Brian...you know you can.
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• howard mcsweeney1

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  31 August 2013     16:32242754
  #19      
  brian's latest offering on the plant.
  
  
  

  
• Guest 710

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  3 September 2013     20:39243264
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  Ladies Bedstraw looks a fair guess, check this out Brian, (it's about cheese too)...
  
  http://herbs-treatandtaste.blogspot.co.uk/2011/10/yellow-bedstraw-used-in-cheese-making.html
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