anyone know what this is?
geum keenbutgreen
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Last year, when we moved in to the house, we had a lovely climber up one side of a storm porch. I cut it back in late winter and have been waiting for it to re emerge so I can train it back up with this season's growth.
But, um - this is what it looks like now. My memory may be failing me, but it doesn't look like the small leaved climber I had up my storm porch last year! (I don't have any shots of it, sorry!) Has the other one died and a weed crowded in on its patch? Or am I being dumb and this is all absolutely fine?
Being a very naive rookie gardener is hard work! Sorry for being a complete dunce...
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Not a climber but Centranthus ruber (red valerian) some consider a weed others grow it.
Hi geum. That plant is Centranthus ruber. It gets everywhere in my garden! I tolerate its behaviour because the insects love it!
Hmmm! Where did my climber go them?! I'm sure there was a nice little clematis or something there last year....
Thanks ice... will have to delve in and investigate!
Ladybird4 - thanks! has it eaten my climber, I wonder? How peculiar!
Could your small leaved climber possibly have been an annual? There are several - what were the flowers like?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
It had finished flowering by the time we took the house in late September, so I don't know I'm afraid. The previous owner did say that everything in the garden was either shrub or perennial, but she may have forgotten that one possibly?
I'll have a little root around and see if there's anything hiding in there amongst the Centranthus...
OK, done some investigation and dug up as much of the Centranthus as possible. There does appear to be something else in there, which looks much more like what I expected, although it's teeny weeny - probably hasn't been getting any light!
Sadly I couldn't get all of the Centranthus out, as it's so close to the climber (or what I assume is my climber), and I'm not quite brave enough to dig everything out and see if I can replant the climber.. or should I give it a go? It's such a small space to work in...
That looks like a Clematis that's starting to shoot in the picture.
What variety? You'll have to wait and see when it flowers.
I have just moved one tonight that's not flowered in 8 years. I still don't know what variety it is.
I agree, that looks like a clematis
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hehe, reality gardening, aym - I think I like watching it better on the tv!
(not really - want to be outside right now!)