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Probably too early to say...

Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
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... but does anyone recognise these tiny seedlings that have been popping up all over a part of my bed? Could they possibly be cerinthe? Can’t think what else was there last year...

Lincolnshire

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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I don’t think so.  I don’t know what they are though.
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    Loads of ‘em! Just in one, pretty large patch... I’ll just have to wait and see...
    Lincolnshire
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    What else did you grow there last year? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    edited April 2019
    Panicum, verbena bon, echinacea, a yellowy euphorbia, choc cosmos. Could it be echinacea? Has a very distinctive bluey-pinky shade to the leaves... 
    Lincolnshire
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Could be the echinacea,   Definitely not the others.  Leave them to grow on a bit more, they are a bit dark. watch out for slugs they love it. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
     Verbena bonarensis look like that
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    I second verbena, little serrated edge tothe leaves
    Devon.
  • Janie BJanie B Posts: 963
    Ooh look at this photo from @Peanuts3! It looks like they're verbena! I pulled them all up last year, as they didn't really go in that bed... 

    https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/980804/are-these-verbena-bonariensis/p2
    Lincolnshire
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