What is this and how to I remove it?

Gareth_229

Hi all. Newbie here and I am trying to identify this plant. It has tubular growth and broad green leaves? 

Gareth_229

Gareth_229 said:

Hi all. Newbie here and I am trying to identify this plant. It has tubular growth and broad green leaves? 

madpenguin

Possibly a Bergenia?
If it is I think you should just be able to dig the whole thing up.

Gareth_229

madpenguin said:

Possibly a Bergenia?
If it is I think you should just be able to dig the whole thing up.

Thank you. We have a whole bed of them falling over a shallow raised bed? I have dug them out last year but they have come back again. It seems they regrow from the tubular type roots? Does this fit with a bergina?

Perki

Maybe a rhubarb 

Gareth_229

I think it is bergina looking it up now. Many thanks. Shall just dig up the whole bed and remove it all. 

Puzzle007

If if you don’t want it just pour on some rosate360 that will kill it completely, you can buy it on eBay 

Puzzle007

Your cat lovely 😊 

Gareth_229

Puzzle007 said:

Your cat lovely 😊 

Thank you. We have a great willow tree above it. Will the rotate harm the willow? 

ju1i3

Don't you like the bergenia flowers? I think they're great blooming before anything else.

Gareth_229

ju1i3 I don’t mind the flowers but the foliage is doesn’t work with what we are slowing planning g in the garden. See picture of house/patio area. We are now slowly widening beds by the fences and will tackle the end of the garden last.