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Can anyone identify this?

Nic58Nic58 Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Hi all, can any of you specialists identify what is growing in the corner  of my young eryngium pot? I thought initially it was a fallen leaf, but it has tiny round sections on it (the shape of a hula hoop).
Thanks! 

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  • pitter-patterpitter-patter Posts: 2,429
    Liverwort. I think the compost might be too wet. Eryngium like well drain soil.
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited September 2020
    Agree. Just remove it, and make sure you let the soil dry out a bit or your little plant will rot off rather than thrive.
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited September 2020
    Hi @Nicole58  and welcome 😊 

    Its a liverwort https://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/Profile?PID=415

    Probably indicates that the compost is too damp. 

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





  • Nic58Nic58 Posts: 3
    Thank you for your help and advice :)
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    edited September 2020
    Is it just a wee cutting @Nicole58? Keeping it a bit drier will help, especially if the compost is quite heavy  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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