Somethings for all you botanists.

[Clive]

Finally got an Internet connection (of sorts). Had a wander around the fields at the farm I'm stopping at. It's purely arable but all the fields have at least a 10m border around them for wild flowers. Normally they tend to be predominantly yellow but this year blues/violets seem to have the edge (perhaps the time of year).

This one grows profusely in my garden but I have no idea what it is.

 

 

No prizes for this one.

 

But can anyone tell me what these are?

 

[+Ibbo]

First one is borage, the bees love it but it can spread like mad.

[BAZ]

I put some Borage in this year, two foot high it said, well the plants didn't get the message. They went nuts and completely took over, I haven't ever had so many bee's in the garden. They have gone over now, so they got pulled out before they could seed.

[+RonC]

+1 for the Borage! 

[Clive]

12 minutes ago, Ibbo said:

First one is borage, the bees love it but it can spread like mad.

Tell me about it! It grows quicker than I can cut it down. I hate to think what it's going to be like when I get home!

[+Glafnazur]

+2 for good old borage.

 

Unless I'm mistaken number 3 is willowherb

 

I don't recognise number 4 but I've seen number 5, I just can't put a name on it at the moment.

[Clive]

... and with the help of the owners wild seed catalogue, #4 is Phacelia and #5 is Chicory.