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Weed identification!

CapabilityBrownCapabilityBrown Posts: 11
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Please could someone let me know what this weed is? It’s seems to have spread profusely. Many thanks!

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  • BorderlineBorderline Posts: 4,700
    Might be Winter Heliotrope, Petasites Fragrans. They can spread about. Especially in damp areas.
  • GardenerSuzeGardenerSuze Posts: 5,692
    Yes I agree, you will need to remove carefully leave some behind and it will just regrow.
    I have worked as a Gardener for 24 years. My latest garden is a new build garden on heavy clay.
  • CollareddoveCollareddove Posts: 173
    Looks like Coltsfoot to me...
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Petasites [butterburr] is everywhere round here just now, especially on the banks beside local burns etc. I'd agree that's what it looks like.  :)
    I think you'd be seeing the flowers if it was coltsfoot. They tend to appear first. That's been emerging everywhere here too, in the last week or so. The leaves look too rounded for that as well. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Borderline said:
    Might be Winter Heliotrope, Petasites Fragrans. They can spread about. Especially in damp areas.


    Agree.Petasites Fragrans.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited March 2022
    lesleymeyrick said:
    Looks like Coltsfoot to me...
    Sorry but Tusslilago farfara ...common name Coltsfoot leaves are a different shape.

    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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