White wild flower or weed?

littlemisssophie

Hello all,

I wondered if someone can tell me what this plant is and whether it is a wild flower or a weed? It's starting to seed and the flying insects like it. Thank you.

StephenSouthwest

It is a wild flower...

It might also be a weed...

Obelixx

It looks a lot like my perennial buckwheat as the flower buds start to open out.  I bought mine at the Beth Chatto garden.

https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-general-conditions/fagopyrum-dibotrys.htm



Neither weed nor wild.

bcpathome

Depends if you like it or not. If you like it …….it’s a flower , if you don’t like it…….see where I’m going with this ? 

littlemisssophie

Obelixx said:

It looks a lot like my perennial buckwheat as the flower buds start to open out.  I bought mine at the Beth Chatto garden.

https://www.bethchatto.co.uk/conditions/plants-for-general-conditions/fagopyrum-dibotrys.htm



Neither weed nor wild.

Thank you, this is very helpful. I had brought some mixed wild flower seeds, but only this and actual weeds popped up. Having a google the buckwheat is good for green manure/covering, so I’ll look into it, might be useful over the winter. Completely new to gardening - have zero knowledge at the moment. Thank you 😊 

farsanaashiq4A656mEi-

This plant looks like perennial buckwheat.

Obelixx

Yes, that's the common name for fagopyrum dibotrys.

I love it.  Mine gets to 1.5m or more high in a north facing bed where it is protected from the sun at its hottest and brightest.  I experimented and tried another clump in full sun and it's growing much shorter.  I find it very decorative with its red stems in spring and the red centres to its leaves and the delicate creamy white flowers later on.