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Is this a weed?

HilltoppersHilltoppers Posts: 20
in Plants
I have been told that weeds are plants in the wrong place ! Would like to
to know what this is . Thanks.

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  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Hesperis matronalis , sometimes known as Dames Rocket .
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited April 2018
    That's Honesty ... Lunaria annua.

    Hesperis matronalis flowers a bit later and has a different shaped and slightly hairy leaf. 

     :) 

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





  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
     Honesty, If you leave it it makes the most beautiful seed heads.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Paul B3Paul B3 Posts: 3,154
    Silly mistake on my part ; similar at first glance .
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    A weed is a plant that you don't like.
    A flower in the wrong place is a flower in the wrong place. ;)
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • HilltoppersHilltoppers Posts: 20
    Thank you - most helpful. The flower heads are a lovely colour so happy we have it,
  • WaysideWayside Posts: 845
    We put one down, and it has self-seeded, so pretty good value.
  • LG_LG_ Posts: 4,360
    They self seed like mad, but the seedlings are very easy to identify once they have some true leaves, and easy to remove. Planted one last year in a dry shady spot where little will grow and have lots of seedlings now. I've just thinned them to only keep the ones in the awkward spots. The beautiful seed heads also really brightened up that dark space :)
    'If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.'
    - Cicero
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