Weed identification
Could you let me know the name of this weed / plant. It is everywhere round here. I have a woody area at the end of the garden and it is taking over. It is starting to smother the bluebells, primroses etc.
I spent half an hour digging them out and have left a few for the wildlife. How far should I go with taking them out, I've been clearing them out of the garden and happy to have some in the woodland, but it seems if you give them an inch...
Is this second image, the same plant, it doesn't seem to have spots on the leaves.
Also in this final image, can anyone identify the frilly looking leaves. The long narrow leaves are bluebells, just don't know what the other one is.
Thank you for your help as ever.
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oops forgot to put on the last image.
at a guess ,borage ,with the little blue flowers .
Alkanet
I'd say green alkanet, Pentaglossis sempervirens. Deep rooted and a right b.....
http://wildflowerfinder.org.uk/Flowers/A/Alkanet(Green)/Alkanet(Green).htm
I don't think it's borage, they generally have fairly large flowers, I'll go for alkanet (Pentaglottis) too I think
Whoops our comments crossed
Alkanet is a member of the borage family
whoops, I thought rose meant borago officinalis, my bad
Alkanet, that's it, thank you. Assume i am right just to keep digging it out.
Any ideas on the frilly leaf on the 3rd photo ?
I think it's one of the geraniums. It's name will come to me (maybe)