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Plant IDs

sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
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Good morning,

Please could you help me identify the following:

1) Are these weeds? They have small pink flowers...



2) I have this growing randomly around my garden... At first it looked similar to the honeysuckle I have, but it has a different leaf 'pattern'.  Also, some of the honey suckle I have is in flower, this particular plant has no flowers yet.. although it is in a shady area?






Thank you.

Posts

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    1 is geranium, maybe wargrave pink.
    2 is indeed a honeysuckle of sorts.
    Devon.
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    Agree with Hosta.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Thank you Hostafan1 - Can I do anything to the geraniums at the moment? Like cut them back a little?
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Thanks punkdoc! 
  • Kitty 2Kitty 2 Posts: 5,150
    No1 is a hardy geranium of some sort.
    No2, yes a honeysuckle. Probably a different variety to your other one, so has different leaves.
  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    you can hack a hardy geranium back hard any time


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    Cut the geranium hard to the ground and give them a bit of a feed and you'll get  a nice flush of young foliage. Maybe a bit late, but you might even get a flower or two. 
    Devon.
  • sabeehasabeeha Posts: 344
    Kitty2 Thank you, I should have gone with my instincts!

    Nutcutlet & Hostofan1 thanks, will do so now.  They are looking very sad!

    Much appreciated.
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