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phildigphildig Posts: 55
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Hello and thank you for reading this message.
We have recently moved home and this is the first spring there. A plant is emerging across the lawn. Would anyone be able to identify this plant please? Photo attached. Does not appear to be Japanese Knotweed which has pointed large leaves compared to this one with rounded tip and comparatively small leaves. Hopefully it's something normal and not invasive.
Thank you for reading.


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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,740
    Hello and welcome  :)

    Could we please see a photo of the plant as it is growing in the lawn ... the manner of growth gives a lot of clues. 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • phildigphildig Posts: 55
    Hello Dovefromabove,
    Thank you for your reply.
    Yes, I can take a photo after work today. The plant is spreading across the lawn like a horizontal creeper.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,740
    Looking forward to seeing it ... we love a challenge 😉 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • B3B3 Posts: 24,453
    Isn't there a small convovulus that grows in grass?
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,740
    There is but I don’t think the leaves look like that 🤔 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • EustaceEustace Posts: 1,500

    Nasturtium?


    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,221
    Eustace said:

    Nasturtium?


    Leaf shape very different...round leaf...stalk in the centre.
    Imagine an umbrella.

    See link.....


    https://www.google.com/search?q=nasturtium+leaf&client=firefox-b-d&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiTk4z0g6viAhW0unEKHWRoApsQ_AUIDigB&biw=1920&bih=944


    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • phildigphildig Posts: 55
    Thank you for your replies. Here is another photo of one area in the garden where the plant is growing.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,740
    Interesting how different the leaves look now. 
    Thats the Hedge Bindweed Grrrr!!!
    https://www.gardenersworld.com/how-to/solve-problems/hedge-bindweed/


    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • phildigphildig Posts: 55
    Hello Dovefromabove,
    Thank you very much for your reply and for telling me what this plant is and for the link. The house here has been empty for five years before we moved in. This is the first spring for us here. To make the house look presentable, the estate agent cut back everything in the overgrown garden. So now whatever was there is beginning to come through for us to deal with!
    Thank you again for your reply.
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