Weed or wildflower indentification

Loxley

Any one recognise this? (The broad dock-like leaves, but the flower doesn't look much like a dock)

fidgetbones

Horseradish

Dovefromabove

fidgetbones said:

Horseradish

I agree. Dig up a root, peel and grate to make horseradish sauce ... wear eye goggles!

Loxley

I thought it reminded me of something. Is it a garden escape or are they native?

I did nibble the leaves actually; delish. But I can't stand horseradish sauce!

1634 Racine

fidgetbones said:

Horseradish

Yum

Butterfly66

The White flowers in amongst it look like Hedge garlic - Allariaria petiolata. They can gown quite tall about a meter but sometimes flower much shirted than that. Leaves are slight garlic/pepper flavour and can be used in salads.

Wilderbeast

@WillDB do you always eat unknown plants, perhaps wiser to ask before trying 🤢🤢

Loxley

I do sometimes have a nibble, yes. I had a hunch it might be some sort of brassica, looking at the flower, and it had a familiar look - vaguely remember seeing clumps of it around allotments - so I had a very small bite out of a leaf. 

I was out looking for curled dock to try eating. Not very tasty to be honest. I did try some of the hedge garlic too, which was rather nice. But this horseradish plant tasted great, very fresh tasting and not pungent.

Dovefromabove

The flowers there that look like a brassica are Hedge Mustard as Butterfly says above  ... which is a brassica and very tasty in a salad or sandwich when young  

Loxley

I was referring to the thing which looks almost like a head of broccoli forming from the horseradish plant, bottom right of the first picture.

Dovefromabove

Ah .... got it 😊