Is this a plant?

susananwms

Everything so overgrown am trying to tidy things up and dug up what I thought was a weed but the roots seem strong and I thought all weeds had fragile roots. Was wondering what it was, if it is a plant I can maybe pass it on to next door or if a weed just let it die

CharlotteF

I may be wrong but it looks like it could be pendulous sedge. In which case, get rid! Some people do have it in gardens but it is a terrible thug and most people don't want it for that reason. 

Not all weeds have flimsy roots: quick flowering annual ones sometimes do, but perennial weeds often have beastly roots... think dock, brambles, nettles, dandelions. Of course what is a weed in your garden is up to you: weeds are plants too! Just very successful ones that often end up in unhelpful places...

Pete.8

I agree- it just seems to pop up from nowhere, best not to let it seed - get rid

susananwms

Wow thanks for your replies, I googled pendulous sedge and do not have a clue where this has come from.  Am so grateful for your advice and will get rid of it straight away

Fairygirl

It seeds everywhere, so it'll have come from somewhere nearby - or not even that close!

bertrand-mabel

All are plants but some are in the wrong place that we would like them.

Fire

"I thought all weeds had fragile roots"

Not at all. Weeds are just plants like any other. Some have roots that go down to Oz.

Fairygirl

You certainly wouldn't want that thing in your garden 

Annual weeds tend to have shallow roots [I don't think I'd use the word fragile] so they're easily dismissed with a hoe or a gentle pull. Perennial weeds are different, and far more tenacious, as the many threads on this forum can show on a regular basis.