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s602015s602015 Posts: 6
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HI all, anyone know what this is. Have loads growing behind my shed. Thanks

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  • herbaceousherbaceous Posts: 2,314
    Think it is green alkanet.
    "The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it."  Sir Terry Pratchett
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,743
    That’s what it looks like to me too. A deep rooted invasive weed. Dig it out while you have the chance and before it spreads everywhere. Don’t let it seed. 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • s602015s602015 Posts: 6
    I keep digging it out and it keeps coming back. I was hoping it was comfrey, at least that has a use !!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 82,743
    It’s very tenacious. At our last place the house opposite had it all over the front garden. I lived in dread of the day it learnt to cross the road ... 😉 
    “I am not lost, for I know where I am. But however, where I am may be lost.” Winnie the Pooh







  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,391
    You can use it in pretty much the same way as comfrey:

    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • s602015s602015 Posts: 6
    Thanks Bob, will use it to my advantage instead of binning it. :)
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