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Flower ID

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almondfinger · 17/07/2019 20:00

The leaves at the bottom belong to it. Thought it was a Lilly of the valley that wouldn’t flower. It’s under a cypress so very dry but has been getting watered a lot in this current heat.

Any ideas?

Flower ID
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almondfinger · 24/07/2019 15:43

bump

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NotMaryWhitehouse · 24/07/2019 16:35

Can you take a close up of one of the flower stems?

NotMaryWhitehouse · 24/07/2019 16:35

Looks a bit like bears breeches, although it isn't.....

Kerning · 24/07/2019 17:36

PlantSnap suggests False Helebore? Leaves look similar.

Trethew · 25/07/2019 07:17

Agree with Kerning. Look up Veratrum album and see if it’s a match

almondfinger · 10/08/2019 17:22

Thank you all. Veratrum album is exactly what it is. Sorry for late reply, been on holiday. It's in my mothers garden so couldn't take another pic.

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Microbe · 11/08/2019 15:32

An interesting looking plant. Although poisonous it shouldn't necessarily be dug up and destroyed. Of course, it depends on its location where unsupervised children might play. Wikipedia lists it with a theory Alexander the Great was poisoned by the plant toxin given him in a celebratory bowl of wine. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veratrum_album

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