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mark smyth

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unknown Asteraceae/thistle
« on: July 30, 2011, 07:37:28 PM »
Does anyone know where I can get a plant or seeds of the plant below? I would also like to know what it is
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Re: unknown Asteraceae/thistle
« Reply #1 on: July 30, 2011, 11:32:20 PM »
It's handsome for sure, nestled in the rocks there but I'd have a guess that it would soon be all over your garden - and your neighbour's. :-\
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Re: unknown Asteraceae/thistle
« Reply #2 on: July 31, 2011, 04:06:30 AM »
Isn't it a Centaurea? A number are terribly invasive.
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Alberto Castillo, in south America, near buenos Aires, Argentina.
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