yet another ID

Medbury Gardens · November 20, 2008

I have one plant in my orchard that i would like ID, i`ve gone through catalogue and only plants i dont recognize in the book is Minutina or Fenugreek, is it one of them?

Richard

Zana · November 20, 2008

Richard,
Are you talking the one with the spikey leaves or the one with the "clump" of beige-like flowers?
Zana

Medbury Gardens · November 21, 2008

Its the one with white flowers Zana,by the way the seeds have arrived today, i will get them planted as so as.

Zana · November 21, 2008

Ok...does it look like this?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:G...2880_Plant.JPG

Think its one of the angelica's. Perhaps angelica sylvestris (wild angelica).

Glad you got the seeds. Hope they do well for you.

Zana

orflo · November 21, 2008

It is not minutina or fenugreek, it's certainly an umbellifer. I thought about sium latifolium, but this needs a very wet soil, and as far as I know it's not really wet at your place.

Medbury Gardens · November 21, 2008

I Googled Apiaceae and found Heracleum Lanatum (cow parsnip)its not in the catalogue but looks the same plant,but also Angelica does as well.I know a lady from our local herb group, she may have some idea also.
The area is irrigated so it should grow ok.
Thanks for the leads both of you.

remy · November 24, 2008

Did you plant Valerian?
Remy

Medbury Gardens · November 25, 2008

remy- i googled Valerian and i dont think thats it,sium latifolium that orflo has suggested does also look very likely.i will report back here once the herb ladies have had a look at it

Medbury Gardens · February 13, 2009

Remy you were right it is Valeriana Offficinalis.

remy · February 13, 2009

Yay! What do I win?

I think it is a very nice plant, and I love the scent!
Remy

Medbury Gardens · February 14, 2009

Does it smell does it?

,i`ll have to go out and have a snort, anyway thanks for IDing for me remy

November 21, 2008	#6
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	I Googled Apiaceae and found Heracleum Lanatum (cow parsnip)its not in the catalogue but looks the same plant,but also Angelica does as well.I know a lady from our local herb group, she may have some idea also. The area is irrigated so it should grow ok. Thanks for the leads both of you. Last edited by Medbury Gardens; November 21, 2008 at 04:34 AM.

November 24, 2008	#7
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Did you plant Valerian? Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

February 13, 2009	#10
remy Buffalo-Niagara Tomato TasteFest™ Coordinator Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Z6 WNY Posts: 2,354	Yay! What do I win? I think it is a very nice plant, and I love the scent! Remy __________________ "I wake to sleep and take my waking slow" -Theodore Roethke Yes, we have a great party for WNY/Ontario tomato growers every year on Grand Island! Owner of The Sample Seed Shop

November 20, 2008	#2
Zana Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Southwestern Ontario, Canada Posts: 4,521	Richard, Are you talking the one with the spikey leaves or the one with the "clump" of beige-like flowers? Zana

November 21, 2008	#5
orflo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: belgium Posts: 134	It is not minutina or fenugreek, it's certainly an umbellifer. I thought about sium latifolium, but this needs a very wet soil, and as far as I know it's not really wet at your place.

November 25, 2008	#8
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	remy- i googled Valerian and i dont think thats it,sium latifolium that orflo has suggested does also look very likely.i will report back here once the herb ladies have had a look at it

February 14, 2009	#11
Medbury Gardens Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Medbury, New Zealand Posts: 1,881	Does it smell does it? ,i`ll have to go out and have a snort, anyway thanks for IDing for me remy