Hello im a new user and not the best with forums but here goes. My friend and i need help identifying plants for our schools biology project. We are building an eco garden and the aim is to increase the biodiversity of the area and to investiagte plants already growing there. we are hoping make a data base for future a-level students to use to study ecology. We have several plants which we couldnt identify using our classroom books although we suspect this may be due to the quality of the books than to the rarity of the plants! If anyone could help us identify them we would really appreciate it! We have nine plants in total so i will post the other four in another thread. thanks very much for your help!
1, 2. Borage (Borago officinalis) 3. Black-bindweed (Fallopia convolvulus) 4. Fat Hen (Chenopodium album) 5. Common Fumitory (Fumaria officinalis)
Got a better match for #1/2 - Anchusa arvensis (Bugloss). Note the rounded petals (not pointed as in Borago), as on your plant: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Kromhals_bloem_(Anchusa_arvensis).jpg
As shown at my link Borago pygmaea has same bluntish petals of plant in question, in same shade of blue, with same down-facing orientation.
Got to disagree there - the query plant has broadly rounded petals, as does Anchusa arvensis, whereas Borago pygmaea has bluntly acute petals. Also Anchusa arvensis is a fairly common native plant, whereas Borago pygmaea is decidedly rare here.
