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seafoamseafoam Posts: 10
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Does anyone have any idea what this plant is?





My mum has a wildflower patch at the back of her garden and it's full of the things but I'm not sure what they are. They're quite tall, up to around 65cm and the leaves are long and spear-shaped, around 12-15cm each. They're also covered in what looks like tiny fine hairs.



I know literally nothing about plants or gardens, but I'm trying to sort the garden out a bit while we're in isolation, so any thoughts at all would be super helpful and appreciated!

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  • B3B3 Posts: 24,463
    Willowherb. They're weeds. Easy to pull out. Don't let them seed.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    One of the willowherbs (Epilobiums), weeds/wildflowers which produce thousands of fluffy seeds which get blown everywhere by the wind.  It might be Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum.)
    If you decide to keep them, don't let them produce seed!  Best pulled-up in gardens - there are plenty of eplilobiums growing in the 'wild' (including wasteland, building sites and railway embankments) for the creatures which feed on them.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • seafoamseafoam Posts: 10
    B3 said:
    Willowherb. They're weeds. Easy to pull out. Don't let them seed.
    BobTheGardener said:
    One of the willowherbs (Epilobiums), weeds/wildflowers which produce thousands of fluffy seeds which get blown everywhere by the wind.  It might be Great Willowherb (Epilobium hirsutum.)
    If you decide to keep them, don't let them produce seed!  Best pulled-up in gardens - there are plenty of eplilobiums growing in the 'wild' (including wasteland, building sites and railway embankments) for the creatures which feed on them.
    Thank you guys so much! That's really helpful to know. I'll get rid of them for her!
  • BijdezeeBijdezee Posts: 1,484
    Make sure you get all the root too, as they regrow. 
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