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plant id please

cstonenw5cstonenw5 Posts: 42
i there. I've noticed a lovely plant growing in my front garden with purple flowers. I was wandering if anybody could identify it.
Many thanks
Clifford

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    Geranium robertianum
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited May 2020
    That’s a wild cranesbill ... a type of native hardy geranium ... often known as Herb Robert. The foliage is very pungent and some folk dislike the smell; I like it and allow it to grow in the wilder area of the garden. 
    However it can be quite invasive so I try not to let it seed. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • cstonenw5cstonenw5 Posts: 42
    o many thanks for that :))
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