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Some more plant IDs please

sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
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Hello!

Please help me identify the following

1. Growing in partial shade, under a tree:



2. This is growing near my shed, in a shady area. Looks like super-sized coriander! 



3.  I have three of these dotted  about - the 'pods'? on one of the others were orange..



Thank you 

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  • FritillaryFritillary Posts: 498
    1st on looks like Euphorbia Amygdaloides, next gooseberry possibly a wild one, Last one Cuckoo pint. The berries are poisonous, so beware for litttle children. It is more of a weed and can spread by the seeds. :)  
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Brilliant, thank you!

    I just looked up gooseberries - the RHS site says harvest for June-August - there are none on mine, so I presume the plant hasn't produced any/they have been all eaten by birds or something? (Its in a VERY shady spot)

    How do I know if the fruit are edible?

    Ah, pretty but poisonous! I only have a few, but I think lovely as it looks, I don't want it spreading  :#

    Thanks again :)
  • FritillaryFritillary Posts: 498
    There is a garden form called Arum Italicum 'Pictum'. Which yours could be. I am not sure if it produces the berries so prolifically like the wild one. Mine doesn't seem to. The leaves have a lovely marbled effect. You can remove the spathe after flowering to prevent seeding. :)
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Just a word of advice Sabeeha.  When you move to a new garden it's a good idea to wait and watch for at least one whole growing season to see what you have as plants pop up through the year.   Make notes, take photos, get to know how the sun travels round the garden and which are the moist bits and the dry bits.

    Identify and deal with obvious weeds and bullies but let the rest do its thing.   Come autumn, you'll have a better idea of what your garden has and what needs clearing, pruning, improving or introducing to suit your needs and taste.  

    Patience is the gardener's best friend but often the hardest asset to master.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Fritillary Ah, thank you! I can't remember seeing any leaves, need to have another look!

    Obelixx you are right of course! I think as being a beginner gardener, I sometimes dont know the difference between a weed and a 'plant'  :/ and the way I am, I need to know what everything is, as I am worried the garden will 'get away' from me!
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Fine to carry on identifying but don't go restructuring yet and yes, hoik out obvious weeds asap to stop them spreading by root or seed.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576

     I agree with Obelixx, but I would also add, if you identify something and really don't like it, or it's in the wrong place (eg where it will get too big or swamp nicer things that you want to keep) then take it out/move it sooner rather than later.   But keep asking the questions!  You're doing the right thing by finding out what you've got before making changes.

    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    edited August 2018
    Thank you Obelixx and JennyJ :)

    Its quite a challenge for me, after having moved house, to have a garden that is not all to my style... so yes, not doing any major restructuring, but just getting an idea of the plants growing etc (and pulling out one or two that are in the wrong place or I don't like etc.)

    The main things I need to tackle are the bindweed and brambles  :(  

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