Name that plant! Fuller’s Teasel

Name that plant! Fuller’s Teasel

This plant, gracing along the path leading from Peel Moat Road just before the middle circular flower bed, is known as Fuller’s Teasel, Wild Teasel or simply as Teasel. Its Latin name is Dipsacus fullonum or Dipsacus sylvestris.  Originating in North Africa and...
Name that plant! Bear’s Breeches

Name that plant! Bear’s Breeches

This plant, found between the Peel Moat entrance and the bowling pavilion is the Acanthus mollis. It also goes by the popular name of ‘Bear’s Breeches.’ Bears Breeches is a deciduous perennial and grows in clumps, It can reach a height and spread of 1.5m x 1.5m –...