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Climber ID please

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ToothFairiesHaveNoChange · 26/06/2017 14:18

Can any of you lovely ladies identify this purple climber? It's rampant in the hedgerow and I'd like some for the garden.

Climber ID please
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ToothFairiesHaveNoChange · 26/06/2017 15:27

Bump

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JT05 · 26/06/2017 15:44

It's Common Vetch, ra

JT05 · 26/06/2017 15:45

Posted too soon! It's rather pretty, you might be able to get seeds from wildflower specialists.

ToothFairiesHaveNoChange · 26/06/2017 16:18

Thank you.
I've managed to get down under the hedge and dug up some roots.
It's our hedgerow on our farm track and this summer we've had Honeysuckle and Jasmine appear too along with some Dog Roses.
I think the birds and bees have been busy seeding. If only they'd start in the garden. Grin

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NanTheWiser · 26/06/2017 17:14

It's an annual, so probably won't transplant well. Try to harvest some seed pods from the plants, and sow next spring.

ToothFairiesHaveNoChange · 26/06/2017 18:08

Cheers. Will do. I'll keep an eye on it for when it starts dying off.

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