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Plant/weed ID please.

EustaceEustace Posts: 2,015
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The photos below were taken in a part of my son's garden which I had cleared for planting a month ago and left unattended. What are these self sown plants? Thanks in advance for your kind help.

Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

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  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,585
    could be foxglove seedlings?
    Devon.
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 655
    Green alkanet or borage?
    East Anglia
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,164
    Hmmm ... my first thought was Blue alkanet ... it's those little white bumps ...

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 10,967
    Could be foxglove seedlings - but the spots on the leaves indicate possibly alkanet.
    It the underside of the leaves feels soft and furry, it's foxgloves.
    If it has coarse hairs - possibly alkanet (which you don't want)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,594
    Agree with Asarum and Dove.....it is those dots that give the clue
    Pentaglottis sempervirens..common name green alkanet.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,015
    Thanks for your kind help. I'll get digging to remove the roots.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,015
    I started to dig up the roots, they're so fat/thick and they go all the way to Down Under.  :#
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 86,164
    That's Green Alkanet all right ...  >:)

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 571
    Make sure every trace is removed, will regrow from the smallest piece that's left.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,015
    Have made a start, I think this is a long term project.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

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