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Plant identification

Hi there ! 

I thank everyone for helping me so far , I wouldn't dare call myself a proper gardener yet , but my mum is delighted :3 perhaps when I get more expertise I'll be able to do more than ask questions :D 

Again I have found whilst weeding a plant that no one in my family can name ! It is incredibly pretty , I certainly haven't seen it before , nor has anyone claimed to have bought it , so I can only assume it is some sort of intruder :P 

It's growing on quite moist ground , in-between small stones in full sun alongside other garden plants . See it pictured at the bottom leftish, it has white and pale pink and purple blooms together with black centres and yellowish pistils. The leaves are simple , not exactly glossy but smooth and its stem is green ,no wood seemingly . 

It doesn't particularly matter if I can't identify it , but I'd like to help this one (though tbh doesn't look much like it needs it :P ) , I love its multicoloured blooms.

Thanks again , John :) 

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    edited June 2019
    Hello John. Its Alyssum and has probably self seeded itself.
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    Often grown as an annual in hanging baskets or used as a bedding plant though technically it is a perennial although not completely hardy in a severe Winter. It will happily seed itself about.
    It has a very sweet smell if you can get close enough!

    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
  • theend00theend00 Posts: 48
    Yes! That's definitely them , thank you so much Ladybird :3 I can't think how they got there, I've definitely not ordered them ever and none of my neighbours have them to my knowledge. Maybe it was present in a wildflower mix or compost or something 
  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,906
    You are most welcome
    Cacoethes: An irresistible urge to do something inadvisable
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