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Are these weeds?

sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
in Plants
Hello again :)

These have sprung up between some pavers - a whole line of them (same plant).

Are they weeds?

They look very weedy, apart from the pretty flowers - and they all seem of the same type so was unsure.

Thank you 


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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    The one with the pinky-red flower and blue-ish leaves is red valerian (Centranthus ruber).  I'm not sure that the rest is the same though.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Thank you!!
  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384
    I think the smaller ones may be a kind of willowherb which are also infamous for growing in cracks and crevices.
    A trowel in the hand is worth a thousand lost under a bush.
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    thanks!
  • ju1i3ju1i3 Posts: 189
    edited August 2018
    Rather than willowherb I think they look like aster although not in bloom yet. (see page 11 of Insects of the day where there are some in bloom)
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    I wondered about willowherb (I think I see some long thin reddish seed pods in the middle of the picture).
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Ill get some photos...
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    close ups i mean...
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