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Ditch side plant ID

scobec16scobec16 Posts: 15
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Hello,
Just wondering if anyone can ID this plant as growing in our horse paddock next to a recently dredged ditch. 

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  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @scobec16 I have no idea to be honest .Are these leaves growing out of an old tree stump maybe. Wouldn't suggest you handle it but is it shrubby and woody or are these stems soft and coming straight out of the ground. One last though are you aware of any flowers?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • scobec16scobec16 Posts: 15
    They are all along the bank of the ditch. No flowers, yet, but can post an update when they arrive as appreciate it is hard to know at the moment.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Some type of Hogweed?
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,307
    It does look like the native Hogweed to me too.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @Palustris Thanks.  Not to touch is good advice.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • scobec16scobec16 Posts: 15
    Thank you, we will keep horses away.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    Could it be Althea officinalis / marsh mallow?
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • scobec16scobec16 Posts: 15
    @Loxley
    That could be a good contender
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    Common Hogweed isn’t dangerous … I used to pick armfuls of it for our pet rabbits and the goats. 
    It’s totally different to the Giant Hogweed which is dangerous. 

    Does the stem have a groove along it?

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





  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    @scobec16 You could try YouTube Young Giant Hogweed identification
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
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