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Hello,

I wonder if someone can identify my plant?

Yesterday I was clearing out some old pots in the community garden. One 8"
pot looked to be full of weeds, but as I emptied it out, I found, in the bottom of the compost, several corms(?) that resembled small globe
artichokes in structure. They were yellow and had thick fibrous roots.
They were just beginning to send up shoots, which looked much like a hosta does. There was a broken label still attached to the pot. This may, or may not, be related, but showed pink flowers similar to a cornflower. The
label had part of the name which looks to end "...enta". Possibly not much help, but the label suggested the plant came from B&Q. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.
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David Entwistle
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On 04/04/2025 14:54, David Entwistle wrote:

Hello,

I wonder if someone can identify my plant?

Yesterday I was clearing out some old pots in the community garden. One 8" pot looked to be full of weeds, but as I emptied it out, I found, in the bottom of the compost, several corms(?) that resembled small globe
artichokes in structure. They were yellow and had thick fibrous roots.
They were just beginning to send up shoots, which looked much like a hosta does. There was a broken label still attached to the pot. This may, or may not, be related, but showed pink flowers similar to a cornflower. The
label had part of the name which looks to end "...enta". Possibly not much help, but the label suggested the plant came from B&Q. Any ideas?

Thanks in advance.

Lily bulbs look a bit like globe artichokes, and I guess the shoot might
look somewhat like a hosta, but as far as I am aware no lily flowers
look like cornflowers.
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Jeff
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On 04/04/2025 14:54, David Entwistle wrote:

Hello,

I wonder if someone can identify my plant?

Yesterday I was clearing out some old pots in the community garden. One 8" pot looked to be full of weeds, but as I emptied it out, I found, in the bottom of the compost, several corms(?) that resembled small globe
artichokes in structure. They were yellow and had thick fibrous roots.
They were just beginning to send up shoots, which looked much like a hosta does. There was a broken label still attached to the pot. This may, or may not, be related, but showed pink flowers similar to a cornflower. The
label had part of the name which looks to end "...enta". Possibly not much help, but the label suggested the plant came from B&Q. Any ideas?

The information from the label leads me to Ageratina bustamenta. (Also
known as Eupatorium bustamenta.) But it's not in the RHS database, so
there would be some doubt whether it's available in Britain.

Thanks in advance.

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On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 17:11:08 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

Lily bulbs look a bit like globe artichokes, and I guess the shoot might
look somewhat like a hosta, but as far as I am aware no lily flowers
look like cornflowers.

Ah, that rings a bell. A lady dropped of an "oriental lily" a while back. that'll be it. I can't match any lily to the broken label, so perhaps
that's unrelated. I'll get them in a bigger clay pot wish some extra
gravel in the base.
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David Entwistle
52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
Sandy soil
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On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 22:08:28 +0100, Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:

The information from the label leads me to Ageratina bustamenta. (Also
known as Eupatorium bustamenta.) But it's not in the RHS database, so
there would be some doubt whether it's available in Britain.

Good sleuthing. I haven't found anything else that ends "...enta". The
label remains a mystery. I'm now happy that the plant is a lily.
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David Entwistle
52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
Sandy soil
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On 05/04/2025 08:53, David Entwistle wrote:

On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 17:11:08 +0100, Jeff Layman wrote:

Lily bulbs look a bit like globe artichokes, and I guess the shoot might
look somewhat like a hosta, but as far as I am aware no lily flowers
look like cornflowers.

Ah, that rings a bell. A lady dropped of an "oriental lily" a while back.

Alstromeira?

Canna Tropicanna?

that'll be it. I can't match any lily to the broken label, so perhaps
that's unrelated. I'll get them in a bigger clay pot wish some extra
gravel in the base.

Well let it grow and post some pictures!
--
"Anyone who believes that the laws of physics are mere social
conventions is invited to try transgressing those conventions from the
windows of my apartment. (I live on the twenty-first floor.) "

Alan Sokal

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On Sat, 5 Apr 2025 12:16:19 +0100, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

Well let it grow and post some pictures!

Will do. it is re-potted and ready to go.
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David Entwistle
52-#56'02.5"N 4-#31'05.8"W 50m amsl
Sandy soil
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