Bit of a novice in this area but I was given some seeds that just looked
like
dandelion seeds. The plant is now 18" high and is the shape of a
broom handle
with very thin leaves about 2" long sprouting out from the
main stem at very
regular intervals of about an inch along the whole
length. It is very fast
growing taken 3 months to reach this size. It
is a grey green colour with no
spines. I understand the flowers were
small yellow and when matured burst open
like a dendelion. The seed was
from Tenerife. I would love to know what it is
for further research. I
have a few more just started and one has branced at an
eary stage the
other is growing tall and straight.
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brian 777
>brian 777 wrote:
>> Bit of a novice in this area but I was given some seeds that just looked
>> like dandelion seeds. The plant is now 18" high and is the shape of a
>> broom handle with very thin leaves about 2" long sprouting out from the
>> main stem at very regular intervals of about an inch along the whole
>> length. It is very fast growing taken 3 months to reach this size. It
>> is a grey green colour with no spines. I understand the flowers were
>> small yellow and when matured burst open like a dendelion. The seed was
>> from Tenerife. I would love to know what it is for further research. I
>> have a few more just started and one has branced at an eary stage the
>> other is growing tall and straight.
>>
>I did a quick Google on Tenerife plant like dandelion and it came up
>with Sonchus acaulis - pix available at these sites;
>http://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/plant_display.asp?prodid"45
>http://www.canaryislandflora.com/rocks.htm
>http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge
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>> Bit of a novice in this area but I was given some seeds that just looked
>> like dandelion seeds. The plant is now 18" high and is the shape of a
>> broom handle with very thin leaves about 2" long sprouting out from the
>> main stem at very regular intervals of about an inch along the whole
>> length. It is very fast growing taken 3 months to reach this size. It
>> is a grey green colour with no spines. I understand the flowers were
>> small yellow and when matured burst open like a dendelion. The seed was
>> from Tenerife. I would love to know what it is for further research. I
>> have a few more just started and one has branced at an eary stage the
>> other is growing tall and straight.
>>
>I did a quick Google on Tenerife plant like dandelion and it came up
>with Sonchus acaulis - pix available at these sites;
>http://www.anniesannuals.com/plants/plant_display.asp?prodid"45
>http://www.canaryislandflora.com/rocks.htm
>http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?enlarge