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Shelflife Sat 17-Jul-21 20:14:42

Cuckoo pint for sure. Take care they are poisonous!!

fairfraise Sat 17-Jul-21 19:36:01

Mine looks just the same.

BlueBelle Sat 17-Jul-21 17:46:02

Don’t eat the pods though !!!

Whitewavemark2 Sat 17-Jul-21 17:42:47

They also have lovely green patterned leaves if they are the cultivated type all winter.

kittylester Sat 17-Jul-21 14:59:29

Thank you!!

Elegran Sat 17-Jul-21 14:26:53

easywildflowers.wordpress.com/about/green-wildflowers-of-the-uk/arum-maculatum-the-wild-arum/

ExDancer Sat 17-Jul-21 14:24:38

The seeds will turn a bright orangey red in the autumn - I think they're poisonous but they look very pretty.

foxie48 Sat 17-Jul-21 14:09:45

Looks like cuckoo pint.

tanith Sat 17-Jul-21 14:09:09

Cuckoo Pint or Wild Arum the berries are poisonous

Septimia Sat 17-Jul-21 14:08:44

It's the seed pods of cuckoo pint, also known as lords-and-ladies.

kittylester Sat 17-Jul-21 14:05:17

And the photo

kittylester Sat 17-Jul-21 14:04:06

I swear I didn't put it there and plant net isn't working on my phone!