Please help identify this plant

[RaspberrySam]

So sorry about this, Raspberry Sam, and please see my response to your post below. I accidentally deleted your text (your photo is still there though) and can't get it back! Really, really sorry about that, but I hope the answer helps and sorry that it has been posted twice -- it's not my night!

That looks like Red Valerian to me, and it often grows in gravel or even out of cracks in walls. Here's our entry for it:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=284&c=6

For information, and to help point out the differences between that and the other two plants, here's our entry for Iceplant, which has thick, succulent leaves:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=196&c=3

And here's our entry for Knautia macedonica, which has a different type of petal in the flowers and also has very distinctive seed heads, which you can see in some of the photos.
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=302&c=5

Hope that helps,
Nina

[lin]

Hi Sam,
Yes, one of your theories is correct, it’s Red Valerian and here is our entry for it just incase you haven’t seen it yet. https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=284&c=6
Perfectly fine for tortoises and they love it.

Lin

[Nina]

Oh dear, I'm so sorry RaspberrySam! I answered your post, as below, but I accidentally deleted your text, and now I can't get it back! Your photo is still there though. Really sorry about that, but I hope the answer helps.

Nina

That looks like Red Valerian to me, and it often grows in gravel or even out of cracks in walls. Here's our entry for it:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=284&c=6

For information, and to help point out the differences between that and the other two plants, here's our entry for Iceplant, which has thick, succulent leaves:
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=196&c=3

And here's our entry for Knautia macedonica, which has a different type of petal in the flowers and also has very distinctive seed heads, which you can see in some of the photos.
https://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/pla ... nt=302&c=5

Hope that helps,
Nina

[RaspberrySam]

that's fine thank you Nina for the excellent response!!

[Nina]

Thanks for being so understanding -- it was a long day yesterday, with lots of correspondence to answer, and I just must have clicked on something that deleted your text by mistake! Please don't hesitate to get back with any more questions.

Nina

[alfred]

Red Valerian looks like a great find for tortoise-friendly plants! Sounds like it grows easily and the tortoises enjoy munching on it.