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Can anyone identify this for me?

annacrosswaiteannacrosswaite Posts: 5
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I have this in my allotment, I thought at first it might be comfy but it’s not! 
Can anyone help please? Thank you!

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,065
    Pentaglottis sempervirens

    Very invasive and deep rooted !
  • annacrosswaiteannacrosswaite Posts: 5
    Yes I discovered it’s deep and very large white root.... which after digging parts out in autumn it growing again. Better get working on it again.
    Thank you! 
  • RubytooRubytoo Posts: 1,323
    edited April 2019
    It got comfy...rather than comfrey?....sorry we all do it, make spelling mistakes but sometimes, so aptly funny :)
    Good Luck removing the offending plant. :) Apologies, still chuckling. It is such a pretty blue.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 21,729
    I've always called it Green Alkanet, looked up Pentaglottis sempervirens - same thing!
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • DampGardenManDampGardenMan Posts: 1,054
    Busy-Lizzie said:
    I've always called it Green Alkanet, looked up Pentaglottis sempervirens - same thing!
    Me too, except half the time I call it Blue Alkanet!
  • Hampshire_HogHampshire_Hog Posts: 1,089
    Its one of those plants that unfortunately often needs a touch or two of weed killer the root is so deep and just leave the smallest bit and yep it's back again.

    So unless your happy to dig half way to Australia and three feet around I suggest a little Glyphosate.

    "You don't stop gardening because you get old, you get old because you stop gardening." - The Hampshire Hog
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