One person's weed is another's self-seeder. My garden is full of them at this time of year - foxgloves, forget-me-not, honesty (white, purple, variegated and plain green), cow parsley (many with dark leaves because I had a plant of Ravenswing once), purple linaria and the occasional pink one. Knautia is coming up all over as well, to the extent that I'll have to weed some of it out, which I guess makes it a weed. Primroses aren't a weed here, they don't spread much, but spanish bluebells definitely are.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
.my neighbours let Valerian go wild it took over our garden at hubby had to dig up a third of our drive,the roots were threaded through everywhere. I love bit on the beach
Lots of examples mentioned already would be more wildflowers from my point of view and I let them grow away in most parts of the garden and even transplant some if they sprout somewhere I definitely don't want them. The one that I still count as a weed but would be my favorite because it has such a nice bright flower colour at this time of year is the buttercup. Still clipped back a few and dug up some today but some of the nicer flowering patches will be left grow for another few weeks before I dig them out. There is so much about I've no illusions that I will ever eliminate it but some control is needed since it is so vigorous so I think it deserves to still be called a weed.
.my neighbours let Valerian go wild it took over our garden at hubby had to dig up a third of our drive,the roots were threaded through everywhere. I love bit on the beach
Valerian officianalis is lovely, if a bit over-keen. It can lend a similar frothy look as cow parsley. Mine's now getting to over six ft (self-seeded into rich ground).
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which type of valerian?