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I had to bend the top down to take a snap!!
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(13-06-2021, 12:49 PM)Veggie Wrote: Thanks Martin  It could be - if so, its in completely the wrong place! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inula_magnifica
Grows to 6', suitable for back of border - mine's under an apple tree in the middle of the garden. Should be interesting.
I think this is an Inula - maybe Hookeri - though I call it the scruffy plant - its spreading like crazy at the far end of the garden - back of border, plenty of headroom - nothing like the leaf size of this beast. Did you give me seeds for that? I have Telekia speciosa- I think from you.
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27-06-2021, 04:46 PM
(This post was last modified: 27-06-2021, 04:46 PM by Veggie.)
Telekia speciosa sounds familiar but I don't think I've shared seeds from the "scruffy plant". I may have had Telekia seeds from Cottage Garden Society and sent you some?
How to tell your Telekia from your Inula?...................... http://alienplantsbelgium.be/content/telekia-speciosa
Wish I had an ology.
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Maybe, I can't remember- just that I thought it was very unusual but it didn't like my dry border so I've since dug it up and stuck it in a large pot....waiting to find a space for it because I think it's fab!
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I've just rummaged in my T flower seeds and found some Telekia from Cottage Garden but............the packet is still sealed!! No Inula seeds.
Maybe I acquired the plant from somewhere!
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Well mine definitely came from you - but I don't remember how they were packaged. It was a few years ago. I think they are worth sowing. So unusual.
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All I know so far is - its too tall for me to reach and is getting lost in the apple tree. There's a hint of yellow in the buds.
The 3rd photo is another stem.
Can't be long before it opens, can it? 
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This is another N/K tall plant. IIRC it also had yellow flowers last year. This one's only about 4' high
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