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Plant identification & eradication

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    It won't grow again from the small roots, so as long as you get the main crown of the plant out it should be ok.  The problem is that once the fine feathery seeds have floated into your garden from wherever they're coming from, there may be a few springs-worth of germinating weeds to come ... still, one thing for the good is that they're pretty easily identified  :)

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





  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    Willowherb but not Rosebay Willowherb. 


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Emma915Emma915 Posts: 95
    We have lots of this too.  I don't think it's a perennial so as long as you get most of it up and weaken the plant you should be fine - just keep an eye out for the rest of the seedlings.  I'm trying the little and often approach to weeding.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2018
    Emma915 said:
    ...  I'm trying the little and often approach to weeding.  
    Hope it works  :) ... lots and often is what this garden needs at this time of year  :/

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





  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    nutcutlet said:
    Willowherb but not Rosebay Willowherb. 
    What would be their actual botanical/Latin name, then? I doubt they are Epilobium .
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