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Help with ID Please

bury_robertbury_robert Posts: 18
in Wildlife gardening
Hi all. I am a (very) novice gardener and I am currently looking to create a Wildflower patch fit for Bee's to visit. Could you help me identify the following plants, probably weeds. Just want reassurance before pulling any out.

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4. Narrow leaf plantain or cornflowers? 

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  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    1 is chickweed, 3 is a willowherb.
    Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
  • fidgetbonesfidgetbones Posts: 17,618
    Define weeds or wild flowers?  Willowherb is a wildflower. In the wrong place it is a weed.
  • Busy-LizzieBusy-Lizzie Posts: 24,043
    2. Could be a poppy.
    Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
  • bury_robertbury_robert Posts: 18
    fidgetbones said:
    Define weeds or wild flowers?  Willowherb is a wildflower. In the wrong place it is a weed.
    Hi! In this instance then I would consider anything to be a weed anything that is not going to benefit the bees and anything likely to take over and become unmanageable. There are lots of other plants such as Cornflowers and poppies growing here, they are priority but also want as much variance as I can get. 

    In that case would the willowherb be useful to stay?

    Thanks 
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