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Kathy46
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April 2022
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Sowed plenty of foxglove and hollyhock seeds at the end of my garden and all I got was this! Any ideas what it is?
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Pete.8
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April 2022
It looks a bit like Garlic Mustard
Do the leaves smell when crushed?
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
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Liriodendron
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April 2022
I think that's garlic mustard or jack-by-the-hedge, Alliaria petiolata. A wild flower, or weed, depending on your opinion of it... food plant for caterpillars of orange tip butterflies.
Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
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Uff
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April 2022
We discussed this when I did a foraging course a couple of years ago. You might find this interesting Kathy46
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/how-to-use-garlic-mustard-plants.htm
SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
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Kathy46
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April 2022
Thank you both for speedy ID. Yes it does smell vaguely garlicky when crushed. Orange tip butterfly food sounds good to me.
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Kathy46
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Wow, responses from England, Ireland and Scotland in a matter of minutes. This site is a wonder!
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Do the leaves smell when crushed?
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/weeds/how-to-use-garlic-mustard-plants.htm