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What weed is this

pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
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  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Not sure but could be a form of Alkanet ?  If so, it is a spreader with long thick roots.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Green alkanet ... a rampant spreader and one of the very few plants I’d call a right PITA 😠 

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





  • dpatel2130dpatel2130 Posts: 201
    Green Alkanet. Only other day while walking found growing everywhere so checked on Google lens and come up as G A. 
  • philippasmith2philippasmith2 Posts: 3,742
    Dovefromabove said:
    Green alkanet ... a rampant spreader and one of the very few plants I’d call a right PITA 😠 
    A rather more polite term than I am using these days ;)
  • pclark42pclark42 Posts: 186
    It will be zapped in the morning then
  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 4,254
    See https://www.rhs.org.uk/Advice/Profile?PID=1001
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    But don't dismiss it as the pollinators love it.
    Control it but don't get rid off it totally.
    We need as many insects in our gardens to pollinate so many plants.
  • SkandiSkandi Posts: 1,723
    If you have a rough area with some shade it makes an excellent ground cover that flowers for months. it even manages to out compete ground elder.
  • Butterfly66Butterfly66 Posts: 970
    Agree with @bertrand-mabel and @Skandi. It’s always full of bees and other pollinators and is a lovely shade of blue. If you cut the flower stems back when finished it will reduce the risk of it self seeding and you’ll get another flush of flowers, we do this two or three times each year.
    Yes it is vigorous and will self-seed around if you let it but is great ground cover and easily smothers other weeds. We had loads of it when we moved in here but have got it under control and now enjoy it in a couple of areas which are currently a sea of blue flowers at the moment.
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  • GemzGemz Posts: 10
    When I moved in to my home, the garden was full of this! It puts down a tap root so weed with care to ensure you get all of it. The bees do love it though, so it has value.
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