> First post! Hello everybody!
> Since buying a new house in October, I'm currently working through the
> overgrown / uncared for garden discovering all sorts.
> However, I've been unable to identify this one, which has shot up over
> the past month...
> [image: http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4558/img3019medium.jpg ]
> I believe it's grown up from a bulb / tuber, but not entirely sure.
> Currently (in photo) about 25cms but growing reasonably quickly. Is
> planted within a raised herb border including rosemary, sage (i think),
> thyme, lavender, so perhaps it's complimentary to these (albeit this is
> obviously not a shrub)?
> Any help to identify would be appreciated.
I thought about your post overnight. It isn't the culinary horseradish but
it might be salsify (aka 'oyster plant') - that has the habit of that sort
of growth.
> Since buying a new house in October, I'm currently working through the
> overgrown / uncared for garden discovering all sorts.
> However, I've been unable to identify this one, which has shot up over
> the past month...
> [image: http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/4558/img3019medium.jpg ]
> I believe it's grown up from a bulb / tuber, but not entirely sure.
> Currently (in photo) about 25cms but growing reasonably quickly. Is
> planted within a raised herb border including rosemary, sage (i think),
> thyme, lavender, so perhaps it's complimentary to these (albeit this is
> obviously not a shrub)?
> Any help to identify would be appreciated.