Thanks, That's very possible. She was running around with some seeds. Thanks to both of you, now she can help transplant! Piper

the flowers were all gone, funny before the seed heads morphed into the globes, they looked like marigold seedpods and the seeds, I swore it was a marigold relative. Ive been going thru herb books from the library and my shelves and havent quite matched it up yet. Ive got Centranthus ruber growing in the yard now and the leaves on the plant I snagged from were much smaller. If the plant smells like the capsules from the healthfood store, it definitely was NOT valerian tho. that stuff is NASTY smelling, works like a charm as long as you dont sniff it! hee! Id say the smell was on the sweetish side, I definitely recognized it, but cant put a name on it. I s'pose I should get some of that in a pot of soil and see what it turns into. Michelle, you're definitely right about the "friend" part, I had been given permission to snag......

Well, marjoram and oregano are the same genus of plant and to some people, their fragrances are similar. Marjoram leaves are often of different shape than oregano leaves, But the shape of the leaves can vary even on the same plant. So that's an unreliable indicator The situation with all the Origanums can be confusing with so many species and sub-species as well as hybrids. Identification of an Origanum usually requires at least having the plant in bloom, and even then identification can be difficult. Origanum vulgare âÂÂAureumâ (Gold Oregano) is very distinctive when growing alongside other Origanums because the gold foliage really stands out. But if growing by itself with nothing to compare it to, even that can be confusing. For culinary purposes, plants that would key down to the same thing botanically often present quite different flavor profiles. A prudent cook will not trust botanical identification or even a plant label and will always sample the leaves. In any case, if you plan to keep it in a pot, I would definitely follow the previous advice and move it to one that has good drainage, This post was edited by nickl on Sat, Jul 6, 13 at 9:32

I agree - unless this is a dedicated herb bed in an optimum location and containing a collection of other herbs. The comfrey really belongs round the back of the shed behind the junk pile at the furthest end of the garden, not in a prime gardening spot. This one isn't too large and I think it could be extracted with care.