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Trying to ID this plant

liamhalleyliamhalley Posts: 8
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Hi,

I just moved into a new property and I am just sorting through the garden.

I'm trying to find out what this plant/stalks are.   The long thin ones.

The rest of the garden is starting to spring into life, but I'm thinking these may be dead and need pulled out.  

Any ideas?


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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,053
    I'd certainly pull out that Ash sapling, it'll be a tree in no time. 
    guess the thin stems might helianthus
    Devon.
  • liamhalleyliamhalley Posts: 8
    Hostafan1 said:
    I'd certainly pull out that Ash sapling, it'll be a tree in no time. 
    guess the thin stems might helianthus
    Thanks.   I was thinking they were some kind of sunflower or maybe a large poppy.

    They look really dry and dead.


  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,053
    Looks like there's fresh new growth at the base. The old stems should just snap off cleanly .
    Devon.
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 8,878
    The dry sticks are last year's stems of a perennial of some sort. Cut them back or pull off. There should be new leaves growing from the ground - probably the dark green oval shaped ones in the bottom of your pic.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • liamhalleyliamhalley Posts: 8
    JennyJ said:
    The dry sticks are last year's stems of a perennial of some sort. Cut them back or pull off. There should be new leaves growing from the ground - probably the dark green oval shaped ones in the bottom of your pic.
    Thanks.

    I will do that this afternoon.


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