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Plant identification please

EnnylEnnyl Posts: 24
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Hi
I have three clumps of this - in different borders - fairly sure I haven't planted (although not 100% confident as I do buy and plant things and then forget) - but definitely not in the borders last year.

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 85,997
    Looks like Carex pendula ... seeds all over the place and can be a PITA to get out ... dig it out while it's relatively small ... it'll only get bigger and tougher.  

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • EnnylEnnyl Posts: 24
    Thanks - I shall do that this evening - I thought it had self seeded - just wanted to be sure.....
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 85,997
     :) 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Mary370Mary370 Posts: 2,003
    Oh it looks like a lovely grass.......
  • LynLyn Posts: 22,852
    Mary370 said:
    Oh it looks like a lovely grass.......
    It truly is  a Pain in the Arse grass Mary 😀
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 53,918
    Yes - it's real nuisance. Dreadful stuff.  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    Are all Carex grasses like that? I have a golden one and a nice coppery one and every time I see a post about pendula I feel like immediately running to the garden to remove them.  😱 🏃‍♂️ 🌱
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 85,997
    No there are some lovely Carex grasses  ... I love some of the bronze ones ... but pendula  grows huge quite fast and has such tenacious roots that can be nigh on impossible to shift. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,362
    Thank you for replying, @Dovefromabove. I’m glad I can keep them.
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