Two spiky herbaceous plants at Queen Elizabeth Park

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  1. wcutler

    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    Here is white spiky, fuzzy green leaves with red midribs, maroon stems, stalks of white flowers around 2 cm in diameter, 5 petals, are those really fuzzy purple stamens?
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    Here is what I'm calling dull orange spiky. Tubular flowers, narrow basal leaves. The out-of-focus last photo does show the stamens.
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    Tyrlych Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    The first is Verbascum, looks very much like V.chaixii 'Album'
    The second is Digitalis, perhaps D.ferruginea
     
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    @Tyrlych beat me to it again lol. Spot on ID IMO. Was considering buying the Verbascum only a few weeks ago.
     
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    Tyrlych Rising Contributor 10 Years

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    That's purely due to Kiev is two hour ahead of the UK :)
     
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    Acerholic Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout Maple Society

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    @Tyrlych, so that's good afternoon to you then.
     
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    Couldn't it be Digitalis parviflora?
    I would not want to make a mistake but I have the impression that the flowers on the raceme are more "spaced" apart.
     
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    wcutler Paragon of Plants Forums Moderator VCBF Cherry Scout 10 Years

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    I was very surprised to find that this is Digitalis. Coming from knowing nothing about this species, I'm inclined to think that D. parviflora is a better match - the opening bud shape seems to match, and I think these do not have the same hairiness on the lower lip as D ferruginea. I'm sure better photos would have helped.
    Here is D. ferruginea View Plant | Great Plant Picks
    And D. parviflora Digitalis parviflora - Flower Seeds - Spanish Foxglove :: Seeds for Sale, Tree seeds, Shrub seeds, Flower seeds, Vine seeds, Herb seeds,Grass seeds, Vegetable seeds
    UBCBG has them both, but no photos in Garden Explorer. I'll have a look.
     

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