Forum home› Plants
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Plant/weed ID please.

EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
in Plants
The photos below were taken in a part of my son's garden which I had cleared for planting a month ago and left unattended. What are these self sown plants? Thanks in advance for your kind help.

Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
And then my heart with pleasure fills,
And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

Posts

  • Hostafan1Hostafan1 Posts: 34,889
    could be foxglove seedlings?
    Devon.
  • AsarumAsarum Posts: 661
    Green alkanet or borage?
    East Anglia
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Hmmm ... my first thought was Blue alkanet ... it's those little white bumps ...

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





  • Pete.8Pete.8 Posts: 11,340
    Could be foxglove seedlings - but the spots on the leaves indicate possibly alkanet.
    It the underside of the leaves feels soft and furry, it's foxgloves.
    If it has coarse hairs - possibly alkanet (which you don't want)

    Billericay - Essex

    Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
    Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Agree with Asarum and Dove.....it is those dots that give the clue
    Pentaglottis sempervirens..common name green alkanet.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Thanks for your kind help. I'll get digging to remove the roots.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    I started to dig up the roots, they're so fat/thick and they go all the way to Down Under.  :#
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    That's Green Alkanet all right ...  >:)

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





  • Loraine3Loraine3 Posts: 579
    Make sure every trace is removed, will regrow from the smallest piece that's left.
  • EustaceEustace Posts: 2,290
    Have made a start, I think this is a long term project.
    Oxford. The City of Dreaming Spires.
    And then my heart with pleasure fills,
    And dances with the daffodils (roses). Taking a bit of liberty with Wordsworth :)

Sign In or Register to comment.