please can someone assist me by giving a name to this plant! I am decking what stays and goes and have no idea on this one the label peg has been washed clean!!!!
Looks to me like a fine example of the wildflower Alliaria petiolata aka Jack by the Hedge, Wild Mustard, Hedge Garlic. The food plant of the caterpillars of the lovely Orange Tip butterfly. Also valued by foragers as the young leaves have a spicy flavour and are good in salads and sandwiches.
I agree - there are thousands coming up in my garden as they do every year, and they have a long tap root. It's a struggle to eradicate them once they've dropped seed. Young leaves can be used in salads and have a mild garlic flavour
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Shouldn’t be a problem @josusa47 ... just pull them up before they set seed next year ... in the meantime keep your eyes open for the Orangetips who will thank you 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Morning All
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Also valued by foragers as the young leaves have a spicy flavour and are good in salads and sandwiches.
https://www.wildfooduk.com/edible-wild-plants/hedge-garlic/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Young leaves can be used in salads and have a mild garlic flavour
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Good luck with your glade
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.