Yes, willowherb with the pink flowers. That shape of leaf is very common both for weeds and for lovely cultivated plants, unfortunately - sometimes you just have to wait until you see the whites of their eyes (if you see what I mean - pink, in your case) before ripping them out. The seedling on the right in your lower photo, with rather pinkish young leaves, could be a goat willow (Salix caprea), I think. Maybe some of the others too...
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I think you may have a fine collection of willowherb there, but l am not 100% sure. What did you think they were ? You won't be the first person this has happened to - l was nurturing what was supposed to be an aquilegia, but it wasn't 🙄😁
I thought it might be willow herb. But when I googled it they showed a really tall version and this is small. The plants behind haven't flowered yet . They grew where I planted several other plants completely not this. And so many of them. I am guessing it was in the compost I purchased for growing the seeds in. I will dispose of them.
😄😄😄😄😄😄😄 maybe I will wait for the whites (pink) of their eyes. They are very healthy at the moment 😄 I will get rid of the one flowering as don't want them taking over. I will monitor the ones currently growing in my wildlife garden and make sure they don't go to seed.
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Perhaps you can take a clearer photo of what’s at the back.
The seedling on the right in your lower photo, with rather pinkish young leaves, could be a goat willow (Salix caprea), I think. Maybe some of the others too...
What did you think they were ? You won't be the first person this has happened to - l was nurturing what was supposed to be an aquilegia, but it wasn't 🙄😁
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