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Can anyone tell me what this plant is?

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dustyangel Thu 20-Apr-23 19:38:40

Does anyone know what this plant is? It’s in our garden but we do have some growing wild on the land around. I was totally unsuccessful when I tried to transplant some more a few years ago.
It disappears completely in the winter but has always come back eventually in the spring.
It’s nothing do do with the Lantana next to it which I need to prune a bit harder soon.

Sarah75 Thu 20-Apr-23 19:43:50

Is it a white Salvia?

Marydoll Thu 20-Apr-23 19:45:11

Dustyangel, I did a Googlr reverse image search and it came up with Malosma

That of course may be incorrect!

Does it look anything like this?

Sarah75 Thu 20-Apr-23 19:47:46

I thought it was this plant needing identifying?

Marydoll Thu 20-Apr-23 19:57:20

I couldn't even see that in the photo! blush

Fairislecable Thu 20-Apr-23 20:17:05

If it is the white one I think that is Camassia.

Redhead56 Thu 20-Apr-23 20:53:10

Clematis fammula according to Google lense

Redhead56 Thu 20-Apr-23 20:54:42

flammula (correct spelling)

Sarah75 Thu 20-Apr-23 21:05:23

Yes, it could be a Camassia. Mine are blue, but there are white ones.

rubysong Thu 20-Apr-23 23:50:09

It is a camassia. I have the blue ones and they are just starting to open.

dustyangel Fri 21-Apr-23 08:42:23

Thank you everyone, I thought you’d nailed it Sarah although I’ve never seen a blue one, that would be so different and beautiful, I like blue flowers.

Then I had another look at a photograph of what I’ve been wondering about, an Asphodel. That looks far more like it to me ?

Marydoll grin , the plant is very small and delicate looking especially next to the Lantana bush. I shouldn’t have been lazy and instead of taking the photograph from above and enlarging it, I should have walked down to the level it is on and squatted down. Not sure I would have been able to get up again though. 😁

A completely different subject, I never know which emojis to go for, as I don’t really like the GN ones but I know not everyone can see the other ones.