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Not yet in flower, tentatively ID'd by Fleur Pavlidis as Eriocephalus africanus

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KatG

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Not yet in flower, tentatively ID'd by Fleur Pavlidis as Eriocephalus africanus
« on: December 08, 2014, 03:26:23 PM »
Any ideas? It was given to me recently and has yet to flower, so no clues.
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Katerina Georgi. Interior designer and Garden designer. Has lived, worked and gardened in the southern Peloponnese for the last 26 years. MGS member and head of MGS Peloponnese Branch.
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Fleur Pavlidis

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Re: ID
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2014, 05:07:44 PM »
Does it have a really strong spicy smell? Look at Eriocephalus africanus.
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KatG

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Re: ID
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2014, 07:19:34 PM »
Fleur, the foliage looks right, but it doesn't have a strong spicy smell.  According to one description it smells like Vicks  but I can't say it smells of anything in particular. Maybe it needs heat to release the smell? It'll be easier to identify omce in flower.
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Trevor Australis

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Re: ID
« Reply #3 on: December 10, 2014, 04:53:02 AM »
Could it be Lad's Love Artemisia abrotanum?
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KatG

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Re: ID
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2014, 08:03:03 PM »
Trevor, it's definitely not an Artemisia. It's more like a green Helichrysum italicum.
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